GUILTY NM - Maliyah Jones, 22 mos, died; Girl, 2, critical, in hot daycare car, Portale, July 2017

[Niner]

Ah - just got this!

Mothers, police officers testify during first day of Portales hot car death trial


January 30, 2019 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated January 30 at 6:36 PM

PORTALES, NM (KFDA) - Today is day one of the trial of Mary and Sandi Taylor who are accused of leaving two children in a hot car for nearly three hours in July of 2017.
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So far, five witnesses have taken the stand, including Maliyah and Aubrianna’s mothers and three Portales police officers who responded to the incident.


I see a twitter person in the article - I'll see what she has - and will post if anything is about the actual trial.
BRB

 

[Niner]

From 1/30:

Aubrey McCall KFDA
‏ @AubreyMcCallTV
22h22 hours ago

Today is day one of the trial for the #PortalesHotCarDeath. I am in the Roosevelt County Courtroom and will be giving the latest updates via Twitter and on @NewsChannel10 ‘s noon, Live at Five and 6 newscasts. Stay tuned for constant updates.

The prosecution begins opening arguments in the #PortalesHotCarDeath trial @NewsChannel10

District Attorney Andrea Reeb begins her opening statements describing the victims and their joyful personalities. Reeb describes the deceased victim in detail saying, “Maliyah Jones was smart. She was even teaching herself to be potty trained.” #PortalesHotCarDeath

First on the scene, Portales PD Detective Lujan takes the stand followed by the presentation of the 911 call #PortalesHotCarDeath

Body camera footage from officer Lujan is being presented to the jury.

Officer Lujan has left the witness stand and there will be a 10 min recess.

Update: deceased victim Maliyah Jones’ mother took the witness stand moments ago. The mother of the second victim, Aubrianna Loya, is currently on the witness stand.

Mary Taylor told Aubrianna Loya’s mother on the day of the incident, ‘We didn’t know it was that hot outside’.

Loya’s mother said “The doctors said Aubrianna only had a 20 percent chance of living”.

Taking a recess. I’ll be back with more updates in an hour and a half.

Another Portales officer has taken the stand. His body camera footage is being presented to the jury.

Officer Cody Rodriguez is the third officer on scene to take the stand. His body camera footage is currently being presented to the jury.

DA Andrea Reeb is presenting evidence of the vehicles involved. The photos of the vehicles were taken by Officer Cody Rodriguez on the day of the incident.

“I called to see what the weather was. It was 91 degrees outside,” said officer Cody Rodriguez.

link: #portaleshotcardeath hashtag on Twitter


and that's all there is... I'll check later today to see if she is still tweeting.

 

[Niner]

Found this one too from 1/30/19:


Paige Pauroso
‏ @PaigePauroso
22h22 hours ago

In just moments, Mary and Sandi Taylor will face their first day in Roosevelt County Court. They face child abuse charges resulting in death and injury after allegedly leaving two toddlers in the back of a daycare van in Portales. One child died in this incident. @KAMCNews

Both attorneys finished their opening statements. Prosecution: arguing the daycare was not run properly leading to the death and injury of two children. Defense: arguing this incident was a tragic accident but not because of wreckless behavior @KAMCNews

Day 1 of testimony in the child abuse trial of Portales daycare operators. They’re accused of leaving two toddlers in a hot car for several hours. One toddler died in this incident. @KAMCNews

Maliyah’s mom is on the stand now. She’s answering the question how her life changed after her daughter was left in a hot daycare van & later died in the summer of 2017. @KAMCNews

“It’s a mess. It’s nothing what I pictured it to be. You’re supposed to have your kids forever.”

Aubrey’s mom is now on the stand. Her daughter was airlifted to UMC that day (now doing okay). Prosecution questioning about daycare standards and protocol. Prosecution plans to argue Taylor Tots daycare didn’t have proper licensing to drive kids in van at all

She says although Aubrey lived, she’s had to relearn almost everything she knew before the incident. She says she wasn’t able to walk, talk or even hold her head up in the first month after the incident occurred. 1.5 years later, she still has trouble with fine motor skills

link: Paige Pauroso (@PaigePauroso) | Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

Daycare owners on trial for death of child in Portales

The trial could last more than a week.

 

[YESorNO]

You’re supposed to have your kids forever.

 

[Niner]

Well - no new tweets - I'll check in the morning first thing!

 

[Niner]

Well - there is nothing new on the tweets....

Anyone find anything? TIA!

 

[Niner]

Friday, February 1st:
*Trial continues (Day 3) (@ 8:30am MT) – NM – Maliyah Jones (22 mos) died; Aubrianna Loya (2) critical; (hot car at daycare, July, 2017, Portale) – *Sandi Taylor (31) arrested (7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Demands speedy trial. Bond posted.
*Mary E. Taylor (62) arrested 7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Bond posted.
Daycare center owner.
Trial starts 1/30 to 2/7/19. A 9-man, 7-woman jury, which includes alternates.
1/30/19 Day 1: Opening statements. State witnesses: Portales PD Detective Lujan. Maliyah Jones’ mother. Portales officer, no name given. Officer Cody Rodriguez. Trial continues on 1/31.
1/31/19 Day 2: State witnesses: No tweets this morning for any info…


Will get back later today - got a ton of stuff to do in RL....

 

[Niner]

Prosecution continues on day 2 of 2017 Portales hot car death trial

PORTALES, NM (KFDA) - The trial of two women charged in the 2017 hot car death of a child in Portales is now in its second day.
The prosecution continued today with testimonies beginning with another client of the women’s daycare, Taylor Tots. The jury also heard testimonies from the Lubbock doctor who treated Aubrianna Loya after she received critical injuries from being inside a hot car, as well as representatives from the New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department.
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A spokesperson from the Portales District Attorney’s Office says the prosecution hopes to be finished with their case by Friday, Feb. 1. The defense is expected to begin their case on Monday, Feb. 4.
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It is unclear if Mary and Sandi Taylor will be testifying during the trial.



Strange neither tweeter from Day 1 is not tweeting on Day 2....

 

[Niner]

Well - I've tried to find an article from the link above, but all they have is Day 2 nothing on Day 3. And those 2 tweeters aren't tweet the trial anymore. You would think if you start with day 1 you'd follow it all the way thru, eh?

Hope we hear something soon!

 

[Niner]

Monday, February 4th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am MT) – NM – Maliyah Jones (22 mos) died; Aubrianna Loya (2) critical; (hot car at daycare, July, 2017, Portale) – *Sandi Taylor (31) arrested (7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Demands speedy trial. Bond posted.
*Mary E. Taylor (62) arrested 7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Bond posted.
Taylor Tots Daycare center owner.
Trial starts 1/30 to 2/7/19. A 9-man, 7-woman jury, which includes alternates.
1/30/19 Day 1: Opening statements. State witnesses: Portales PD Detective Lujan. Maliyah Jones’ mother. Portales officer, no name given. Officer Cody Rodriguez. Trial continues on 1/31.
1/31/19 Day 2: State witnesses: Customer of Taylor Tots. Lubbock doctor who treated Aubrianna. Rep from New Mexico Children’s Youth & Families Dept. DA says the prosecution hopes to be finished with their case by Friday, Feb. 1. The defense is expected to begin their case on Monday, Feb. 4.
2/1/19 Day 3: No info.

 

[Niner]

Portales hot-car trial goes to jury Tuesday

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, February 5th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 8:30am MT) – NM – Maliyah Jones (22 mos) died; Aubrianna Loya (2) critical; (hot car at daycare, July, 2017, Portale) – *Sandi Taylor (31) arrested (7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Demands speedy trial. Bond posted.
*Mary E. Taylor (62) arrested 7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Bond posted.
Taylor Tots Daycare center owner.
Trial started 1/30 to 2/7/19. A 9-man, 7-woman jury, which includes alternates.
1/30/19 Day 1: Opening statements. State witnesses: Portales PD Detective Lujan. Maliyah Jones’ mother. Portales officer, no name given. Officer Cody Rodriguez. Trial continues on 1/31.
1/31/19 Day 2: State witnesses: Customer of Taylor Tots. Lubbock doctor who treated Aubrianna. Rep from New Mexico Children’s Youth & Families Dept. DA says the prosecution hopes to be finished with their case by Friday, Feb. 1. The defense is expected to begin their case on Monday, Feb. 4.
2/1/19 Day 3: The prosecution, which previously showed the 911 call of the incident, as well as the three officers’ bodycam footage of that day. Trial continues on Monday, 2/4.
2/4/19 Day 4: District Judge Donna Mowrer on Monday morning denied a defense motion for a directed verdict in the case of the Portales daycare workers who left children in a hot car. Mowrer said court will recess the rest of today & jurors will begin deliberations on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 2/5, the trial will continue with closing arguments. The trial is expected to go on until Thursday

 

[Niner]

from what I gathered from the court site, it looks like they only had closing arguments on 2/5 as it only ran from 8:30 to 12:30pm. So I'm going to "assume" that the jurors will start deliberations today.

Wednesday, February 6th:
*Trial continues (Day 6)-Jury start Deliberations (@ 9am MT) – NM – Maliyah Jones (22 mos) died; Aubrianna Loya (2) critical; (hot car at daycare, July, 2017, Portale) – *Sandi Taylor (31) arrested (7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Demands speedy trial. Bond posted.
*Mary E. Taylor (62) arrested 7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Bond posted.
Taylor Tots Daycare center owner. Both Mary & Sandi Taylor face up to 18 years in prison.
Trial started 1/30 to 2/7/19. A 9-man, 7-woman jury, which includes alternates.
1/30/19 Day 1: Opening statements. State witnesses: Portales PD Detective Lujan. Maliyah Jones’ mother. Portales officer, no name given. Officer Cody Rodriguez. Trial continues on 1/31.
1/31/19 Day 2: State witnesses: Customer of Taylor Tots. Lubbock doctor who treated Aubrianna. Rep from New Mexico Children’s Youth & Families Dept. DA says the prosecution hopes to be finished with their case by Friday, Feb. 1. The defense is expected to begin their case on Monday, Feb. 4.
2/1/19 Day 3: The prosecution, which previously showed the 911 call of the incident, as well as the three officers’ body cam footage of that day. Trial continues on Monday, 2/4.
2/4/19 Day 4: District Judge Donna Mowrer on Monday morning denied a defense motion for a directed verdict in the case of the Portales daycare workers who left children in a hot car. Mowrer said court will recess the rest of today & jurors will begin deliberations on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 2/5, the trial will continue with closing arguments. The trial is expected to go on until Thursday. Court in session 9a-5pm.
2/5/19 Day 4: Closing arguments. Court in session 8:30am to 12:30pm. Jurors start deliberations on 2/6.

 

[Niner]

Portales daycare workers convicted of leaving 2 kids in hot car in 2017

by Matthew Watkins
Wednesday, February 6th 2019

PORTALES, N.M. (KVII) — Mary and Sandi Taylor, the mother-daughter daycare workers accused of leaving two young girls in a hot car in July 2017, resulting in one of the girl's deaths, were found guilty on all charges Tuesday.

The Taylors were convicted by a Roosevelt County jury of child abuse resulting in death and child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, both first-degree felonies, in the 9th Judicial District Court.
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Mary and Sandi Taylor could face up to 36 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled to take place within 30 days.


Well - fooled me - thought I read that the jury would start today! But GUILTY is good. I'll keep an eye out on the court site for a day of sentencing.

JUSTICE for MALIYAH!!

 

[Niner]

for both:

Hearing Date Hearing Time Hearing Type Hearing Judge Court Court Room
02/22/2019 9:00 AM SENTENCING HEARING Mowrer, Donna PORTALES DISTRICT COURT Main Courtroom - Portales

link: Stale Session

 

[Niner]

Looks like the sentencing has been moved:

for both:

Criminal Charge Detail
Party Count Seq # Statute Charge Class Charge Date Cit # Plea Disposition Disp Date
D 1 1 4 30-6-1(D) Reckless Abuse of a Child (Results in Death) F1 07/25/2017 Not Guilty Conviction - Jury Trial 02/05/2019
D 1 2 4 30-6-1(D) Abuse of a Child (Results in Great Bodily Harm) Inentional or Recklessly F1 07/25/2017 Not Guilty Conviction - Jury Trial 02/05/2019


Hearings for this Case
Hearing Date Hearing Time Hearing Type Hearing Judge Court Court Room
03/04/2019 11:00 AM SENTENCING HEARING Mowrer, Donna PORTALES DISTRICT COURT Main Courtroom - Portales

link: Stale Session

 

[Niner]

Monday, March 4th:
*Sentencing (@ 11am MT) – NM – Maliyah Jones (22 mos) died; Aubrianna Loya (2) critical; (hot car at daycare, July, 2017, Portale) – *Sandi Taylor (31) arrested (7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Demands speedy trial. Bond posted.
*Mary E. Taylor (62) arrested 7/25/17) & indicted (8/20/17) of 1 count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm & 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $100K bond cash/surety. Bond posted.
Taylor Tots Daycare center owner. Both Mary & Sandi Taylor face up to 18 years in prison.
Trial started 1/30 to 2/5/19. A 9-man, 7-woman jury, which includes alternates.
2/5/19 Update: Roosevelt County jury returned guilty verdicts for Mary Taylor, age 64, of Portales NM; and Sandi Taylor, age 33, of Portales, NM; on charges of First Degree Child Abuse Resulting in Death and First Degree Child Abuse Resulting in Great Bodily Harm. The first degree felonies each carry a maximum punishment of 18 years in prison. The 4-day trial began on January 30, 2019. Sentencing will be set – 30 days from now.
2/7/19 Update: Sentencing is on 2/22/19. 2/12/19: Scheduled for a sentencing hearing March 4. Their attorney Tye Harmon will then file an appeal, he said, maintaining the jury was misinformed as to the requirements for a conviction since his clients were unaware of their "tragic accident" but acted immediately once that changed. Harmon next month will also request his clients be released on bond pending an appeal, which Mowrer can approve or deny based on her own assessment of the likelihood of the case being reversed. Reeb said she remains confident in the case she brought forward.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Mary and Sandi Taylor were sentenced to the maximum of 36 years in prison. Sandi had six years knocked off her sentence after the judge said she was "forthcoming."

After the sentence was read, a defense attorney argued that there was confusion about the law and asked for the judge to stay the sentence until an appeal was heard.

The judge declined.

The Taylors will remain in jail as an appeal is filed.

Daycare workers sentenced to 36 years for hot car death

 

[JerseyGirl]

Mother of child killed in hot car files lawsuit