BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Megan Boswell received an additional 33 years on top of a life sentence Friday, and her attorney Gene Scott is disappointed in the ruling.
Scott believes Boswell's additional time contradicts the jury's decision from February, when she was found guilty of three first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Evelyn, and sentenced to life in prison. Scott said he asked Judge Jim Goodwin to grant her parole.
Scott also said Boswell has a right to maintain her innocence.
"I think today she just wanted to get up and say how she felt about the process and how, and, you know, tell people that she didn't kill Evelyn," Scott said. "I certainly did everything I could to give Megan a fair trial."
William Harper, Deputy District Attorney, believes Boswell is