MATTER OF MARIE M.


292 A.D.2d 190 (2002)

738 N.Y.S.2d 346

In the Matter of KASEY MARIE M. and Others, Children Alleged to be Neglected. AWILDA M., Appellant; ST. CHRISTOPHER-OTTILIE, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided March 7, 2002.


Respondent stands convicted of the murder of the subject children's six-year-old sibling, for which respondent is serving a sentence of 15 years to life. The record establishes that the six-year-old's murder was preceded by numerous episodes in which the child was savagely physically and emotionally abused by respondent. Despite her guilty plea, which respondent characterizes as the product of mere expedience, respondent has consistently refused meaningfully to acknowledge...

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