Sandy Silva, mother of Carole DeLeon, pauses outside the Stevens County Courthouse in Colville, Washington, July 20, 2007, to read signs protesting the sentencing deal accepted by Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen. Carole DeLeon entered an Alford plea to criminal mistreatment in the death of her adopted son Tyler DeLeon. DAN PELLE The Spokesman-Review
Dan Pelle The Spokesman-Review