Mary Bass appeals the judgment of her convictions, after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, of two counts of murder in the second degree, section 565.021; six counts of abuse of a child, section 568.060; and four counts of armed criminal action (ACA), section 571.015. As to her convictions on second degree murder and ACA, and two counts of abuse of a child, she was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences. As to her convictions on the remaining four counts of abuse of a child, she was sentenced to prison terms of fifteen years on two counts and one year on the other two counts, with all four sentences to run concurrent with each other and the eight consecutive life sentences.
