Dallas woman guilty in stepson's dehydration death
Published: January 18, 2013
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This undated booking photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff Department shows Michael Ray James, 43. James and his wife, Tina Marie Alberson, 44, are charged in the July 2011 dehydration death of James' 10-year-old son, Jonathan James. Alberson, who is on trial this week, faces up to life in prison if convicted. (AP Photo/Dallas County Sheriff Department)
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The lesser charge for which she was convicted carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence, but jurors can sentence Alberson to a maximum of life in prison because she previously was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, hitting someone with her van in 1998.
During the sentencing phase, the twins' maternal grandmother, Sue Shotwell, testified that the boys didn't want to go to Alberson's house and that Jonathan couldn't understand why he was always in trouble with his stepmother.
Prosecutors said Alberson should spend the rest of her life behind bars, but defense attorneys asked jurors for the minimum sentence, five years.
The boy's father, Michael Ray James, 43, is set for trial next month.
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