[1][2] A judge ruled Cryns had not violated any state regulations and vacated the agency's cease and desist order.
[3] In July 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that direct-entry midwifery fell under the jurisdiction of the Advanced Practice Nursing Act, which identifies nursing as including “the assessment of healthcare needs ... the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health ... counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy.”[5] The court also found that Cryns was practicing nursing or midwifery without a license, based upon the testimony of Louis Verzi, the baby's father, as well as the videotape admitted into evidence.
"[7] She was charged with reckless disregard for the safety of the baby boy, who in a feet-first position in his mother's uterus, presented a risky delivery that doctors and many midwives generally believe warrants a hospital birth and often a Caesarean section.
[7] Cryns claimed her actions were in keeping with accepted midwife practice and the boy's death was beyond her control.
[6] In September, Cryns agreed to the plea bargain on the misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct, and sentenced to 18 months probation.
[6] Lyon also appealed that, arguing that Cryns is "legally indigent", and that the bond was paid for by "friends and church members" for whom it should remain for.
[6] An affidavit filed with a motion to get a free transcript of the testimony in her earlier trial showed that the Cryns owed an estimated $255,000 in legal expenses, for both her defense on the criminal charges and in her civil court battle against the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.