Indiana Will Not Appeal Purvi Patel's Overturned Conviction
LatestIn July, Purvi Patel’s controversial 2015 feticide conviction was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals. The court vacated Patel’s original 20-year sentence for feticide and felony child neglect and instead sentenced her to a lesser felony that carries a three-year sentence. At the time of the appeals court’s decision, the state of Indiana signaled that it would likely appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court, a decision they have reconsidered. The deadline for the state to appeal to the higher court was on Monday without the state filing a request.
The Associated Press reports that Patel’s lawyer said that he was pleased with the state’s decision not to appeal and indicated that Patel could likely be freed from prison in the near future. Larry Marshall, Patel’s lawyer, told the AP that the appeals court’s decision to overturn the original conviction was “really unassailable.” “I’m very pleased the state didn’t drag things out just for the sake of dragging things out,” he added.