The sentencing of an Akron mom who previously pleaded guilty in the scalding of her 2½-year-old daughter was delayed Tuesday until later this month.
Walter Madison, Monique Smith’s defense attorney, requested the postponement to allow him time to get additional records from Summit County Juvenile Court.
“There is a presumption of incarceration that we are looking to rebut,” Madison said.
Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Amy Corrigall Jones set the new sentencing for 1 p.m. Aug. 23.
Smith, 26, pleaded guilty May 25 to felonious assault and child endangering, both second-degree felonies. Prosecutors agreed to merge the two offenses, meaning she will only be sentenced on one. Both carry a potential penalty of two to eight years in prison.
Prosecutors say Smith’s daughter was treated July 11, 2015, for first- and second-degree burns to her buttocks and feet. She remained in the hospital for about a week.
Investigators determined the girl’s burns were consistent with being held down in scalding hot water, according to James Pollack, a spokesman for the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office.
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