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"Mom's plea deal includes 'resurrection clause'"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this new piece at CNN.com.  Here are the fascinating particulars: A Maryland woman involved with a group described as a religious cult pleaded guilty in the starvation death of her son, but insisted that the charges be dropped when he is resurrected.  The condition was made a part of Ria Ramkissoon's plea agreement, officials said.  She entered the plea Monday in Baltimore, Maryland, to a first-degree felony count of child abuse resulting in death, her attorney, Steven Silverman, said Tuesday. Ramkissoon, a member of a group called One Mind Ministries, believes Javon Thompson, her year-old son, will rise again, and as part of her plea agreement, authorities agreed to the clause. "She certainly recognizes that her omissions caused the death of her son," Silverman said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 31, 2009 (boomark / email).