@mysteryman,
symantic waffle. There is no argument about a definition. Wilso calls it murder . I agree. The act of allowing your kid to die even though you know that a chronic condition cannot be "prayed away" is extreme depraved recklesness . Its taking of a human life while knowing all along that your worldview is terminally interfering with the kids own right to life.
I would have notched it up to murder 2.
WAs it premeditated? IMHO yes. You cant continue in practicing witchcraft on your kid when all around you, you are aware that precedent in "prayer science" has always failed. Therefore you are fully aware of the outcome that will eventuate. Its a matter of "The state of the art is that, diabetes, treated by prayer, wont work". That is extreme depraved recklessness and therefore meets a definition of murder. The judge was incorrect.
This kind of crime needs to be punished in means much harsher than a slap on the wrist. (So far, many of these sentences have been overturned on appeal based on the perps Constitutional rights). My point has been that the constitutional rights of the victim come at such a dear price.
In my mind its murder 2.