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ADRIAN, Mich. -- A 16-year-old Michigan girl has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for poisoning her grandmother with morphine.
Kristina Adkins entered the plea today in a packed courtroom in the southeastern Michigan town of Adrian. She was only 13 in 2006, when 53-year-old Virginia Bentley was poisoned.
The girl's attorney, Mike McFarland, said she turned to poison because she was mistreated by her grandmother.
Prosecutor Jonathan Poer was not immediately available for comment.
Because of her age, Kristina could receive a maximum life term as an adult, but a judge could consider her juvenile status as well and choose lighter punishment at sentencing Oct. 31.
Posted by blahblah on October 10, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What is wrong with kids these days? and Second degree?
Huh...
Posted by Texan55 on October 10, 2008 at 3:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They don't have parental supervision and are dropped off at the Mall on weekends.;)
Posted by furankuoogata on October 10, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
NO TEXAN, THEY WERE BANNED FROM THE MALL AND HAD TO STAY HOME....
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