"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