Parents convicted in prayer death want new trials

By: The Associated Press//February 10, 2011//

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WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin parents convicted of using prayer instead of conventional medicine to try to heal their dying daughter will ask a judge for new trials.

Documents filed by their appeal attorneys say Dale and Leilani Neumann did not have adequate legal representation during their original trials. The two were found guilty of second-degree reckless homicide in the death of their 11-year-old daughter, Madeline. She died in March 2008 from complications of undiagnosed diabetes.

A judge in Marathon County sentenced the couple to six months in jail and 10 years of probation. But, he delayed their prison terms pending the outcome of appeals.

According to the Wausau Daily Herald, a hearing is scheduled Monday for Leilani Neumann. Her husband, Dale, will have a hearing Feb. 22.

Information from: Wausau Daily Herald, http://www.wausaudailyherald.com

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