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FILE - Danielle Dauphinais, who was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of witness tampering in the death of her five-year-old son Elijah Lewis, appears in Hillsborough Superior Court South, Sept. 26, 2024, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool, File)

FILE - Danielle Dauphinais, who was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of witness tampering in the death of her five-year-old son Elijah Lewis, appears in Hillsborough Superior Court South, Sept. 26, 2024, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool, File)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, gets escorted to her table at her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, gets escorted to her table at her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, attends her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, attends her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Assistant Attorney General Meghan Hagaman displays a photo of Elijah Lewis at the sentencing hearing for Danielle Dauphinais, seated at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Assistant Attorney General Meghan Hagaman displays a photo of Elijah Lewis at the sentencing hearing for Danielle Dauphinais, seated at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, gets escorted to her table at her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, gets escorted to her table at her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, reads a statement at her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, reads a statement at her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Lisa Chasse of Nashua, N.H., wears a sweatshirt with a photo of Elijah Lewis at the sentencing hearing for Danielle Dauphinais at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Lisa Chasse of Nashua, N.H., wears a sweatshirt with a photo of Elijah Lewis at the sentencing hearing for Danielle Dauphinais at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, attends her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Danielle Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her 5-year old son Elijah Lewis in 2021, attends her sentencing hearing at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Assistant Attorney General Meghan Hagaman gets a hug from Merrimack Police Chief Brian Levesque following the sentencing of Danielle Dauphinais at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Assistant Attorney General Meghan Hagaman gets a hug from Merrimack Police Chief Brian Levesque following the sentencing of Danielle Dauphinais at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Superior Court Justice Charles Temple holds a photograph of Elijah Lewis as he explains his sentence at the hearing for Danielle Dauphinais at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Superior Court Justice Charles Temple holds a photograph of Elijah Lewis as he explains his sentence at the hearing for Danielle Dauphinais at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)