Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:
In June 2004, defendant, Lisa Dawn Scott, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter for unintentionally and recklessly killing her newborn daughter (720 ILCS 5/9-3(a) (West 2002)). She was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The trial court denied defendant's motion to reconsider. Defendant appealed. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 7, 2003, a garbage collector emptied a Dumpster from behind...
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