Defendant Miranda Hopkins regains her composure after Justice Robert Murray sentenced her in the death of her son Jaxson in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast on Wednesday. Hopkins received a sentence of 18 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended and four years probation.

Justice Robert Murray sentenced Miranda Hopkins of Troy to 18 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended and four years probation in the death of her son Jaxson in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast on Wednesday.

Defendant Miranda Hopkins, right, bows her head after hearing Justice Robert Murray sentence her to 18 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended and four years probation in the death of her son Jaxson in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast on Wednesday. At left, attorney Laura Shaw consoles Hopkins.

Miranda Hopkins' defense attorneys Laura Shaw and Christopher MacLean consult as Justice Robert Murray prepares to sentence Hopkins in the death of her son Jaxson in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast on Wednesday. Hopkins received a sentence of 18 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended and four years probation.

Assistant Attorney General Leane Zainea said she was pleased with the sentence of 18 years in prison with all but 13 suspended and four years probation for defendant Miranda Hopkins in the death of her son Jaxson in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast on Wednesday.

Friends and family of Miranda Hopkins group together outside Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast following her sentencing in the death of her son Jaxson on Wednesday. Hopkins received a sentence of 18 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended and four years probation. Her friend Katherine Courchene, far left, testified on behalf of Hopkins.