Maine's highest court upheld Jessica Williams' conviction and 47-year prison sentence for depraved indifference murder of her 3-year-old son, Maddox.

Maine's highest court has upheld the conviction and 47-year prison sentence of Jessica Williams for the depraved indifference murder of her 3-year-old son, Maddox. The court rejected Williams' appeals to challenge evidence related to Maddox's past abuse and her lack of communication with police. The court stated that circumstantial evidence is not inferior and often needed in child abuse cases.