AMARILLO, TEXAS -- A Potter County jury has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison on the charge of injury to a child by omission.
47th District Attorney Randall Sims said Alan Alexander Adame, 21, was found guilty Thursday on the charge of injury to a child and not guilty to the charge of injury to a child by commission. He was sentenced Friday morning.
In addition to spending 23 years in prison, Adame will also have to pay a $10,000 fine.
The trial began Tuesday with jury selection. The State presented more than 25 witnesses and the defense called just two witnesses. According to Sims, the jury deliberated for under three hours before reaching a verdict.
The date of the offense was listed as February 2009, when Adame was just 18 years old.
