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Date: 07-29-2017
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State of Nevada v. Nikki Shelley
Elko County Nevada Courthouse
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Judge: Al Kacin
Court: District Court, Elko County, Nevada
Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark Mills
Defendant's Attorney: Ben Gaumond
Description: Elko, NV - Jury Convicts Woman of Child Neglect
The State of Nevada charged Nikki Shelley, age 23, with willful abuse, neglect or endangerment of a child.
Shelley gave birth to her daughter at home without telling anyone that she was pregnant except for a friend who was called to Shelley's home on May 18, 2016. Shelley's grandmother found the new-born infant in the trunk of Shelley's car about an hour after the Defendant arrived at a hospital.
The infant had been rapped in towels and was placed in a white kitchen trash bag.
The State claimed that the Defendant's actions were willful.
The Defendant's attorney asserted that the Defendant thought the infant was stillborn.
Outcome: Guilty - The verdict could potentially result in a prison sentence of up to six years.
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