In a 28-page written ruling, Superior Court Judge Daviann Mitchell found that Rosie Lee Wilson is “ineligible for re-sentencing” under a change in state law that affects the convictions and sentences of defendants in some murder cases.
“Petitioner failed to perform her parental duty to care for her minor child by not taking every reasonably necessary step to protect her minor child in spite of his horrific and life-threatening injuries,” the judge wrote in her ruling.
“Petitioner had the ability to protect Anthony, recognized the extent of his injuries and failed to protect him from her physically abusive boyfriend (Brandon) Williams, and intentionally delayed seeking medical attention for her child,” the judge’s ruling continued.
“The court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that petitioner had the legal duty to protect her minor child, Anthony, and that the People have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that she is criminally culpable for second-degree murder as an aider and abettor for an assault causing death to Anthony as well as under an implied malice theory. The court further finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the petitioner was aware of Williams’ prior violently assaultive conduct against Anthony.”
Anthony Lee Wilson was pronounced dead on Oct. 5, 2014, at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. He died a week after his second birthday.
Rosie Lee Wilson, now 28, was convicted in May 2017 by a jury in Lancaster of second-degree murder and child abuse involving her son, who was on life support for about 45 days before dying. She is serving a 15-year-to-life state prison sentence. Wilson’s boyfriend, Brandon Jerel Williams, was convicted of first-degree murder, torture and assault, and was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison.
The judge noted in her ruling that Wilson had left Anthony and his sister with Williams so she could go to a karaoke bar a few weeks earlier and that she returned home to learn that her boyfriend had beaten and severely injured Anthony, and that she didn’t take the boy to a doctor or notify law enforcement because she did not want the Department of Children and Family Services to remove her children from the home.
Wilson again left Anthony and his sister with her boyfriend so she could go out again for karaoke on Aug. 21, 2014, in a decision that “ultimately proved to be fatal for Anthony,” and waited a significant time to return home after receiving a call from her boyfriend indicating that the boy was unconscious, Mitchell wrote in her ruling. Anthony was taken to the hospital the following afternoon after Wilson “applied make-up and powder to Anthony’s body in an effort to cover up his numerous bruises,” the judge wrote, noting that Wilson lied about Anthony’s injuries and symptoms and tried to cover up Williams’ actions and her own inaction.
Two doctors testified that Anthony would have had a good chance of surviving if he had been taken to a hospital right away, Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami said after the verdict.
In a March 2019 ruling, a state appeals court panel upheld Wilson’s murder conviction, but left it up to the lower court to rule on the claim that she was convicted of murder under the natural and probable consequences doctrine and could not now be convicted of murder because of changes in state law that became effective after her conviction and sentencing.
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Light Yagami says
Yeah tell me single mothers are not the problem without telling me they are. All of them are on welfare and make poor poor decisions! Hence why they are single mothers!
America's Most Bombastic Boomer says
Raised two boys to be lawful, productive citizens with no police record and honorable military service. Good dads and I am proud of both. One time my kid said: “Who are you to tell me to do homework?” So I slapped him around till he saw my point. LA County social services shows up and harassed me like I was a child murderer. I told them to f__k themselves as I will raise my kid as I see fit and stood my ground.
While this was going on, several young kids were actually being tortured and killed in the AV. What a bunch of unthinking imbeciles the social workers were.
Years later, my grandson got in trouble in school in West Palmdale and said to his teachers: “My Grandpa is going to kill me”. A figure of speech. But sure enough, DPSS (?) comes to my house with police to make sure I don’t “kill” the kid. They over react to nonsense which is easy for them while real kids are being tortured and killed beneath their incompetent noses.
All LA County agencies are overgrown cesspools of tax payer-funded incompetence and corruption.
Childhood Abuse Survivor says
Slapping a child around is child abuse.
America's Most Fighting The Enemies of Man & Nature says
I knew a Progressive snowflake like you would say stupid $h!t like that. How did your kids turn out? My kids thanked me for keeping them on a straight path until they joined the service. Now they are successful and happy! Up yours. Procecute me, LOL.
Tim Scott says
FWIW, my father raised me the same way you say you raised your kids. At seventeen I arrived at two options: either get out of the house by any means possible, or lure him into a fight so I could play the justice system to get away with murdering him. My mother tried to keep me from leaving by telling me that as a minor I would be subject to arrest and she would call juvenile hall, tilting my decision into “if I am going to jail either way I might as well do it right.”
The old man recognized that having taught me all about how the “big person little person relationship” works had gone horribly wrong when I outgrew him. He made her let me go. He was still bigger than her, so she had no choice.
That’s what you taught your kids; that the big person makes the rules until someone bigger comes along. They may have turned out okay, but that isn’t the reason. That’s what they hopefully overcame before they passed it on.
America's Most Besotted & Befuddled says
Too much drama and amateur psychobabble. Just made sure they didn’t ruin their futures doing stupid $h!t. They have only thanked me for it. I showed up and did the right thing. Don’t put your guilt on me. I am proud of the job I did with sons and grandson.
Tim Scott says
I have no guilt to put on you. I got out, didn’t have to kill him to do it, and recognized that he was meaningless. He probably died thinking I owed him gratitude, but I had no reason to thank him…or pretend to.
My brother, on the other hand, was ruined. Shrug. Win some, lose some.
America's Most Pointless Pundit says
I don’t know anyone else’s situation, but I fu__ing resent being attacked for being a successful parent. I don’t have to justify to ANYBODY. If every parent were as successful, our society would be more pleasant, safe, and responsible.
So to any progressive @$$wipe that wants to jump in and criticize, up yours too!
Tim Scott says
I don’t think anyone attacked you for being a successful parent. I was just making the point that your method, while successful for you, also has its share of failures. Hopefully that will steer you away from the “my way is the best and only way to raise kids” that you seem to be entrenching yourself in.
America's Most Wants Smaller Government says
Actually, my entire original point is/was that LA County Social Services, and most if not all county agencies, are bloated, overgrown, inefficient, corrupt, illogical, and relatively useless. 10 million+ people. I think we should split the county into smaller entities.
Tim Scott says
Creating multiple county governments where there was previously one is hardly the path of ‘smaller government,’ but if someone presented a plan I’d give it a fair look. My main concern is that any government of “the county formerly known as NE LA county” would almost certainly fall under the control of Wrecks and his cronies, and we know how that story goes.
America's Most Has The Hots for Rachel Madcow says
Not in the mood to laugh, but that was FUNNY! There might be hope for you yet.
Beecee says
Lol
John says
Don’t confuse the post from the regulars here as quick witty banter.. it’s just a circle jerk.
Not the same thing…. says
Parents are allowed to spank their children. It is not against the law. Beating a child is. There is a difference. A handful of spankings throughout childhood is not the same as abuse, like when a kid shoots out a street light with a BB gun when they clearly know better. Especially when there is a lot of patience and love in the home. Our children have thanked us for the way we raised them. They said on the rare occasion that they got a spanking it was because they probably deserved it.
America's Most Abused & Bemused says
Bingo!
America's Most Out To Lunch says
I only spanked my older boy one time in his whole life. My younger boy, well that’s a different story, lol. Maybe three or four times.
Beecee says
Juan,
Chew and tree
Convicted says
This is what passes for parenting in Palmdale.