The state and lawyers for a woman accused of murdering her newborn baby boy in a hospital bathroom appeared before New Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday to argue their case about whether statements made by the defendant from her hospital bed are admissible.

Alexee Trevizo , now 21, was still a teenager when her child was found dead in a bathroom trash can by staff at Artesia General Hospital in January 2023. Law enforcement alleges the young woman killed the baby. The defendant, for her part, insists the child was stillborn.

After the baby was discovered, doctors called law enforcement. At least one police officer accompanied a doctor into the hospital room when she informed Trevizo and her mother about the situation.

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