[Her lawyer, Robert Axelrod, said there was no doubt she committed the theft, but she claimed she was influenced by her then-boyfriend, Roberto Solis.] The evidence of the physical acts are quite overwhelming. But there are mitigating factors, ... He brainwashed her.

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She wanted to surrender soon after the crime, but because she was pregnant, she was afraid she'd have to have an abortion or have the baby in jail. She didn't want that to happen. She had the baby, but then was worried the boy would go to an orphanage.

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