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Rebecca Riley?s Father is Convicted of Massachusetts First-Degree Murder

By Altman & Altman

Yesterday, a Plymouth County jury found Michael Riley, the 37-year-old dad of 4-year-old Rebecca Riley, guilty of her first-degree murder. He is sentenced to life in prison without parole. Per Massachusetts law, the verdict is going to be automatically appealed. Michael and his wife Carolyn are accused of using psychotropic medication to control their three children. Carolyn, 35, was also charged with first-degree murder, but last month, a jury convicted her of second-degree murder. Prosecutors accused the Rileys of making up their kids? behavioral problems. They accused the couple of sedating their children so that they could receive benefits designated for families with disabled kids. Rebecca and her 11-year-old and six-year-old siblings had all been diagnosed with hyperactivity and bipolar disorders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on March 28, 2010 (boomark / email).