Tara Shibles turns and looks at the family and friends of Joyce Wood during a plea and sentencing hearing Monday in Waldo Country Superior Court in Belfast. Shibles pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter for breaking into Wood's home last April, shocking the 72-year-old woman and triggering a deadly heart attack. Defense attorney Steven Peterson is beside her in court Monday.
Tara Shibles listens to proceedings Monday during a plea and sentencing hearing Monday in Waldo Country Superior Court in Belfast. Shibles pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter for breaking into Wood's home last April, shocking the 72-year-old woman and triggering a deadly heart attack.
Justice Robert Murray presides over the sentencing of defendant Tara Shibles on Monday in Waldo Country Superior Court in Belfast for the home invasion that led to the death of Joyce Wood last April at her home in Burnham. Murray rejected a request by Shibles' attorney to postpone the sentence until after Christmas. Defense attorney Steven Peterson is beside Shibles in court Monday.
Defendant Tara Shibles, left, and her attorney Steven Peterson listen Monday as Assistant District Attorney John Alsop tells Justice Robert Murray the evidence that led to an agreed-upon sentence during a hearing in Waldo Country Superior Court in Belfast.
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