"Newborn Boy" PESQUIERA - Hours old (2010) Accused: Mother-Denise Pesquiera - Tucson AZ

TUCSON, Ariz. — A mistrial has been was declared in the case of a Tucson woman accused of killing her newborn son by tossing him in the trash.

A Pima County jury deliberated 12 hours over three days
before announcing Tuesday that they were deadlocked on the first-degree
murder and child abuse counts against Denise Pesqueira.

The jury forewoman also told the judge that they
couldn't reach a unanimous decision on the less serious charges of
second-degree murder and manslaughter.

The Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/KKrLsj)
says Deputy Pima County Attorney Anita Simons is expected to announce
July 10 if her office intends to re-try the 22-year-old Pesqueira.

Pesqueira
was arrested in March 2010 after she allegedly told a friend that she
had given birth and put the baby in a trash container.


http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2c99dc2288ff4cab946ac9dbe8bd699a/AZ--Tucson-Murder-Mistrial

Tucson woman pleads guilty in death of infant son
Associated Press
6:48 PM, Feb 6, 2013
6:55 PM, Feb 6, 2013

TUCSON, AZ - A Tucson woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the 2009 death of her infant son.

Pima County prosecutors say 23-year-old Denise Pesqueira was tried twice on a first-degree murder charge in the case.

Mistrials were declared when jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision on the murder charge.

A jury in her second trial convicted her of reckless child abuse.

Prosecutors say Pesqueira is facing probation or up to eight years in prison on the child abuse charge and probation or up to 3.75 years on the negligent homicide charge.

She's scheduled to be sentenced April 22.

The Arizona Daily Star says Pesqueira was arrested in March 2010 after she told a friend she'd given birth in August 2009 and put the baby in the trash.

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/tucson/tucson-woman-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-infant-son

Pesqueira sentenced to 200 days in jail, 8 years probation
Posted: Jun 11, 2013 1:36 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 12, 2013 2:15 PM CDT

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
A Tucson woman accused of killing her own baby is starting her sentence.

Denise Pesqueira will spend 200 days in jail and eight years on probation.

She pled guilty to negligent homicide.

She could have been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Pesqueira was tried twice for murder, but the juries could not reach a unanimous verdict and the judge declared mistrials both times.

Investigators say she told a friend that she had given birth and put the baby in the trash.

Police believe the baby was born in August 2009, but the infant's body was never found.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/22562308/pesqueira-sentenced-to-200-days-in-jail-4-years-probation

This sentence is disgusting.  No DA should make such a deal that is nothing more than a hand slap for murdering a baby.  It isn't punishment.  It isn't a deterrent.  It's criminal.

A misdemeanor theft charge would carry more time.