Woman sentenced to life in Fresno County's first fentanyl murder conviction

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Cassidy Gonzalez has been sentenced to 19 years and 4 months to beingness successful situation for the execution of Jade Dreith. It marks Fresno County's archetypal fentanyl execution condemnation and sentencing.

The punishment comes astir a twelvemonth aft her trial.

In March 2025, a assemblage convicted Gonzalez of sidesplitting Dreith by knowingly selling her a deadly dose of fentanyl hours earlier she died.

At trial, prosecutors presented their grounds for days, but the defense's lawsuit lasted conscionable 4 minutes and 41 seconds.

Gonzalez aboriginal claimed her proceedings lawyer was ineffective, which led to the sentencing hold portion a court-ordered reappraisal was conducted of Gonzalez's attorney. It recovered nary specified ineffectiveness.

Friday's sentencing included impassioned and astatine times tense comments from Dreith's family, Gonzalez's supporters, and the suspect herself.