A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter and agreed to testify against his girlfriend in the death of their newborn baby, who was found wrapped in plastic in a motel trash bin.
Brian Peterson and his former high school sweetheart, Amy Grossberg, are accused of killing their infant son in November 1996."Brian has explained at great length the infant didn't show any signs of life," said his attorney, Russell Gioiella. "He believed the baby was dead."
Meanwhile, Gioiella said, Grossberg was saying "Get rid of it. Get rid of it."
In exchange for his plea, prosecutors will drop murder charges against Peterson.
Peterson, 19, could have been sentenced to death, or life in prison, if found guilty of first-degree murder. Instead, he could receive up to 10 years in prison for manslaughter. A sentencing date was not immediately set.