She held her hand over her mouth and then began to cry. Tutt appeared emotional as the judge issued her sentence. We wanted to leave it in the jury’s hands to see what they thought was appropriate for this case,” said prosecutor Melinda Westmoreland. “The jury had spent 3 and a half days deliberating guilt-innocence. The jury sent the judge at least one note indicating they were having trouble deciding on a punishment. Prosecutors wanted prison time but didn’t suggest for how long. The defense asked the jury for probation on both counts. They argued sending her to prison and breaking up her family would hurt her two sons who were living with her while she was free on bond and awaiting trial. She was convicted after the first week but then her attorney presented more than a dozen witnesses who testified that she is a good mother. Tutt had said he was terminal at the time after being chronically ill since birth. The case first attracted attention and made national news in April 2016 when Colby, who was a big WWE fan, got a surprise visit from wrestler Eric Rowan at his Cleburne home.
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