Drunk Mother Suffocates Baby - Should Get "Some Prison Time"

Another story of an intoxicated mother passing out onto her baby during breastfeeding only to wake up to find she had smothered the child to death. How much time does she get? Not that much. Would a dad who drunkenly passed out while cradling a baby and smothering the child to death as a result also just get "some time"? Doubt it. Excerpt:

Prosecutor John Jorgensen said he would recommend that she receive at least some prison time.

"We just believe she should be held accountable for the neglect," he said.

Hawkins had been drinking at a bowling alley in February 2005, and after her husband dropped her and the child off at home, she started breast-feeding the baby but fell asleep, a criminal complaint said.

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