want them to have the childhood that was taken from me.’
Judge Miller looked down at the children, then back at Carter. She reached for a tissue, dabbing at the corner of her eye, a rare display of emotion from a woman who had seen the worst of humanity for thirty years. She cleared her throat, her voice slightly thick as she began to read her final determination into the record.
She noted that while the state’s concerns were valid, the emotional welfare of the children and the preservation of
