A Los Angeles woman charged with kidnapping a 4-year-old girl was sentenced Monday to five years' probation and ordered to live up to six months in a psychiatric facility.
Patricia Cornejo, 50, pleaded no contest to abducting Jessica Cortez in a case that attracted national attention. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry Green also gave Cornejo credit for the time spent incarcerated.
In March 2003, Cornejo was declared incompetent after she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and dependence on alcohol by the state Health and Welfare Agency, according to court records.
In November, after she had spent time in a mental hospital, Cornejo was declared competent to stand trial, the records show.
