TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man who was accused in the shaking death of his infant son has pleaded guilty of manslaughter.
The Tuscaloosa News reports (https://bit.ly/1lt2cYp) that 33-year-old Miguel Juan of Northport avoided a potential death sentence by entering the plea Tuesday in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court. He received a 20-year sentence.
Juan was accused of causing the death of his 4-month old son at their Green Village mobile home in 2010. He was initially charged with capital murder, but reached a plea agreement with prosecutors that allowed him to plead guilty to manslaughter.
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Information from: The Tuscaloosa News, https://www.tuscaloosanews.com
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