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Billy Bob Thornton's daughter gets 20 years

Published:Saturday | October 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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ORLANDO, Florida (AP):The estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a friend's one-year-old daughter during an overnight stay at her home.

Amanda Brumfield was sentenced Thursday, four months after she was convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a child. She was acquitted of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse charges.

Brumfield claimed that Olivia Madison Garcia hit her head after falling while trying to climb out of a playpen.

Prosecutors said it was "impossible" that a fall from that height would cause a three-and-a-half inch fracture on the girl's skull.