DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — A Dothan woman serving life without parole in her newborn son’s death is asking to withdraw her guilty plea, according to reports.
Jakayla Ashanti Williams reportedly filed a handwritten motion claiming her attorneys pressured her into accepting the plea agreement. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 10.
“I was subjected to intense psychological pressure and involuntary inducement by my defense attorneys,” Williams wrote in the motion, according to reports.
During her plea hearing, Williams reportedly told the judge that no one had pressured her to accept the agreement.
Williams pleaded guilty to murder last month in the 2023 death of her newborn son. The agreement sent her to prison for life without the possibility of parole and allowed her to avoid a potential death sentence.
