Stephen Tapson News Today

Mercy. >> she was their mother. after the kids are born, she delivered the kids, she fed them, took them places. i mean, they had that kind of relationship. but as far as actually being involved in any of the sexual stuff, she wasnt. >> reporter: tapson says nancy is guilty of actually taking dugard but doesnt deserve to spend the rest of her life in prison. that she had no criminal record until she was under phillips control. >> shes guilty, obviously, of kidnapping and a bunch of other charges...

Dugard captive for 18 years. kgo has the latest fm northern california. >> no question about it. full confession. >> reporter: after negotiations opened for a possible plea deal with nancy and phillip garrido, defense lawyer stephen tapson told reporters the couple confessed to the crimes in the past month with dugard present for at least one meeting. the hope was to get leniency for nancy. the das proposal is 400 years in prison for phillip, 241 for nancy. prompting tapson to reach on it to dug...