Wimmers pleads guilty to manslaughter of infant daughter

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Wimmers pleads guilty to manslaughter of infant daughter

LeeAnn Wimmers, pregnant again, walks out of the Floyd Justice Complex in Floyd, N.Y., amid a flurry of journalists and cameras. Wimmers is accused in the 2008 death of her infant daughter - Daniella Sapienza in Deerfield, N.Y. (Kelly Fuller / WKTV)

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The former Deerfield woman accused of smothering her daughter to death has pleaded guilty.

LeAnn Wimmers, 20, plead guilty to the charge of second-degree manslaughter Monday morning in Oneida County Court.

The 20 year old Wimmers was accused of smothering her 4 month old daughter to death in their home last year.

Wimmers faces 5-15 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 14.

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