A Montana woman who admitted to pushing her husband off a cliff eight days after they were married is due to be sentenced Thursday, even as she attempts to retract her guilty plea to avoid a potential life prison sentence.
Jordan Linn Graham, 22, of Kalispell pleaded guilty in December to federal charges of second-degree murder in the death of husband Cody Johnson, 25.
She has admitted to pushing Johnson off a cliff at Glacier National Park on July 7 following an argument.
But Graham’s attorneys sought this week to withdraw the plea after the U.S. attorney’s office called for a sentence of 50 years to life.
Prosecutors recommended such a lengthy sentence in part because they said Graham appeared to plan Johnson’s killing.
Defense attorney Michael Donahoe said the issue of intent was settled when Graham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder based on extreme recklessness. He has argued that her “extremely reckless but unintentional act” warrants 10 years in prison.
The government said in a response filed Wednesday that that it is not limited by the defendant’s description of events in recommending a prison term.
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Source:Â Seattle PI
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