Huntsville woman sentenced for son’s death
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A woman who was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of her son was sentenced on Thursday.
Aleisha Parker was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her attorney, Larry Marsili, said that is the maximum sentence possible for a manslaughter conviction.
Aleisha Parker was found guilty of manslaughter on Feb. 9. She was on trial after her son, Dante Parker, was shot. According to prosecutors during the trial, Aleisha Parker was in a fight over a gun with her husband when the gun went off and killed Dante.
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Investigators testified Aleisha Parker changed her story multiple times at the scene of the shooting. At one point, Aleisha Parker said her husband had the gun and then she also claimed the gun went off when she fell down the stairs.
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