"Robert Marshall Axelrod" is an American Political science/political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan where he has been since 1974. He is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation, which has been cited in numerous articles. His current research interests include Complex systems/complexity theory (especially agent-based modeling), international security, and cyber security. Axelrod is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=A Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations]

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We're not going to appeal. She was willing to accept the sentence the judge handed down. This was the sentence.

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She is a young, charming, personable soccer mom who has been carrying a secret for longer than she can tolerate. She has a child who doesn't have an identity, and she wants to make her life cleaner and wants her son to be able to live a normal life.

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The evidence of the physical acts are quite overwhelming. But there are mitigating factors. He brainwashed her.

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[Her lawyer, Robert Axelrod, said there was no doubt she committed the theft, but she claimed she was influenced by her then-boyfriend, Roberto Solis.] The evidence of the physical acts are quite overwhelming. But there are mitigating factors, ... He brainwashed her.

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She wanted to surrender soon after the crime, but because she was pregnant, she was afraid she'd have to have an abortion or have the baby in jail. She didn't want that to happen. She had the baby, but then was worried the boy would go to an orphanage.

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