Brandy Lee Rose Devine, 38, was denied parole after a hearing at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. The Stanislaus County District Attorney stated that she was found to still pose a danger to the public.
Devine is serving a sentence of 15 years to life for the 2012 second-degree murder of her two-year-old daughter, Stephanie. During the trial, it was revealed that Stephanie, who had Cerebral Palsy, was left alone in her crib for three days without food, medication, or care. She weighed only 14 pounds at the time of her death. At a recent parole hearing, Deputy District Attorney Amy Elliott Neumann opposed Devine’s release, citing her dishonesty, lack of insight, and the "callous circumstances" of the case. The Board of Parole denied her release, as reported by the Stanislaus County District Attorney.
According to the Stanislaus County District Attorney on their Facebook page, the board found that Devine "still posed an unreasonable risk to public safety" and denied her release, setting the next possible hearing for 2030. She can petition for an earlier date. The District Attorney’s office provided contact information for more details at [email protected].
