CASE FILE OF ALEXI TRAVIZO; with analysis

 

  CASE FILE OF ALEXI TRAVIZO with analysis

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BACKGROUND INFO:

Who Is Alexee Trevizo?

Alexee Trevizo is a young New Mexico woman best known for her involvement in a tragic accident. She was charged with first-degree murder for throwing her newborn baby in a hospital trash can, resulting in the baby’s death. The case attracted media attention and triggered a public debate. Alexee Trevizo As a mother, Alexee Trevizo gave birth to her child in a hospital bathroom. However, the circumstances of the birth and the subsequent measures have led to serious legal allegations being made against her.

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LESSER KNOWN FACTS ABOUT ALEXI TRAVIZO

Alexee Trevizo was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly placing her baby in a hospital trash can, which resulted in the baby’s death.

The baby was found deceased inside a hospital trash can. Trevizo admitted to placing the baby in the bag and expressed remorse for her actions.

After arresting Trevizo, authorities initiated legal proceedings, which included a hearing that resulted in her release from jail with restrictions. She has a pretrial hearing and subsequent trial scheduled.

The police released bodycam footage that depicted the emotional reaction of Trevizo and her family upon learning about the discovery of the baby. The footage provided insight into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

 The case garnered significant attention and sparked discussions on online platforms like Reddit, where users expressed their thoughts and empathy for the baby and the hospital worker who found the child.

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FAQ on CASE

1.What was Alexee Trevizo charged with?

Alexee Trevizo was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly placing her baby in a hospital trash can, resulting in the baby’s death.

2.What happened to the baby?

The baby was found deceased inside a hospital trash can.

3. What is the status of the legal proceedings?

Following her arrest, Trevizo faced legal proceedings. She was released from jail with restrictions after a hearing, and a pretrial hearing is scheduled. The trial is set to take place at a later date.

4. Was there any video evidence?

Yes, the police released bodycam footage that showed Trevizo and her family’s emotional reaction upon learning about the discovery of the baby.

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FURTHER COMPLICATING THE CASE are the following factors:

1. TOXICOLOGY SHOWS THE MOTHER WAS TAKING RX WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS WHILE PREGNANT.

The drug that the toxicology report showed Alexee Trevizo was taking is designed to help "obese" and "overweight" people "who haven't been able to lose enough weight with diet and exercise alone to improve their health," says the Mayo Clinic.

The New Mexico teenager accused of murdering her newborn just moments after giving birth took a prescription weight-loss drug while pregnant, according to a toxicology report obtained by Inside Edition Digital.

High school cheerleader Alexee Trevizo, 19, had phentermine in her system, according to Baby John Doe's toxicology report.

The drug is designed to help "obese" and "overweight" people "who haven't been able to lose enough weight with diet and exercise alone to improve their health," says the Mayo Clinic, which classifies the drug as a "prescription medicine used to lessen appetite."

The Mayo Clinic also notes that it "is approved for use for up to 12 weeks," and "isn't for people who are pregnant."

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#2 SUPREME COURT ISSUES/HIPPA ISSUES

Dr. Heather Vaskas said to Alexee Trevizo, "We discovered a dead baby in the bathroom," according to the appeal. Trevizo allegedly said, "I'm sorry, it came out of me, I didn't know what to do," according to the appeal.

Prosecutors in the Alexee Trevizo criminal trial have filed a challenge to a recent ruling made by the judge in the case.

A pair of orders filed by the court on May 13 and June 3 sided with defense motions made in the case and ruled that all comments allegedly made by Trevizo in the presence of hospital staff, as well as all video footage of her taken inside the medical facility, would not be admissable in court.

Trevizo has been charged with first-degree murder.

Prosecutors say that the then-teenager gave birth to a baby boy in the bathroom of a hospital during a visit to the emergency room and put the baby inside a trash can. She then returned to her hospital bed without informing anyone about what happened until she was informed that staff had discovered a dead baby in the trash, according to prosecutors.

Alexee Trevizo Supreme Court Challenge

The state of New Mexico is now challenging the decision by the Fifth District to grant this motion and is specifically objecting to the judge ruling footage of Trevizo entering and exiting the bathroom where the baby was born is inadmissable, as well as her alleged confession to her doctor that she gave birth to the baby.

Deputy District Attorney Ariane Gonzales, who is representing the state of New Mexico in the case, writes in the appeal that HIPPA laws did not apply to the initial conversation Trevizo had with her doctor in which she allegedly confessed to giving birth to the baby. 

According to the appeal, Dr. Heather Vaskas said to Trevizo, "We discovered a dead baby in the bathroom." Trevizo then allegedly said, "I'm sorry, it came out of me, I didn't know what to do," according to the appeal.

The state argues in the appeal that Trevizo "was not under arrest or restraint when she made that admission" and that "the exchange between [Trevizo] and the physician did not rise to the level of police interrogation."

Trevizo also "waived any privilege when she made statements in the presence of her mother and law enforcement agents," argues the state.

In objecting to the judge's decision to toss out the video of Trevizo as she enters and exits the bathroom both before and after giving birth, the state argues that "video of the hallway was of a public place accessible in the hospital to others, without any patient-physician privilege."

There is no guarantee that the Supreme Court will accept the case. If it does, the earliest this case would be heard is September, as oral arguments are held the first two weeks of the month in January, March, May, July, September and November. This could affect the start of the trial, which was slated to begin Aug. 26. 

Tests were run by hospital staff, who came to discover that Trevizo was pregnant, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Inside Edition Digital.

Those results had allegedly not yet been shared with Trevizo when she told a nurse she had to use the bathroom.

A timeline of that bathroom trip is included in the arrest affidavit, which states that Trevizo first entered the bathroom at 1:39 a.m. and remained there for 20 minutes, leaving only when hospital staff threatened to open the door.

Then, as staff started treating Trevizo once again, a member of the cleaning crew was called to the bathroom.

"A housekeeper was called to clean the large amount of blood inside the restroom. The housekeeper cleaned up the blood first and then went to take the trash can bag out of the trash can and found it to be much heavier than usual," reads the arrest affidavit. "The housekeeper said she looked through the trash can and found a tied-up trash can bag underneath other trash."

The housekeeper then saw what she thought was a baby and immediately called in two nurses, according to the affidavit.