Judge dismisses charges against Detroit mom accused of firing at officers coming to take her daughter
In a case that sparked debate about parental rights versus state involvement in the medical care of children, a Detroit woman won a major victory Monday when all the charges against her were dropped.
Maryanne Godboldo, 57, was accused of firing a gun at Detroit police officers who were assisting a state Child Protective Services worker when they came to her Blaine Street home on March 24 to get her daughter by court order after Godboldo was accused of taking her daughter off a psychiatric drug. Godboldo maintains she had the right to decide her daughter’s medical treatment.