First-degree murder of Mary's 13-month-old daughter Tessa who died from injuries sustained at the hands of
her father, James Patrick Malicoat, who was convicted earlier of
first-degree murder and sentenced to die. Prosecutors claimed that
Mary did nothing to stop the beating of her child which occurred
over a period of 19 days. The jury recommended
life in prison with the possibility of parole.
“AN
EYE FOR AN EYE & A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH”