Defendant Gloria Williams, charged in connection with the death of her 8-year-old son, whose skeletal remains decomposed for months inside a Houston-area apartment with three surviving but abandoned siblings, and her lawyers, Beth Exley, left, and Neal Davis III, appear for a hearing, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Defendant Gloria Williams, charged in connection with the death of her 8-year-old son, whose skeletal remains decomposed for months inside a Houston-area apartment with three surviving but abandoned siblings, listens to one of her lawyers Neal Davis III, during a hearing Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Gloria Williams, who has several charges related to the 2020 death of her son, Kendrick Lee, walks into the courtroom on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Prosecutor Celeste Byron, left, questions Dr. Kwabena Sarpong, of Texas Children's Hospital, during the punishment phase in Gloria Williams' trial, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)