The reason she should be responsible for the search is because of the testimony in court.
In court, the defense was that the little girl drowned in the swimming pool, and in some panic of events, the grandpa disposed of the body. Since her defense in court was that the little girl had drowned, and grandpa got rid of the body, clearly a search was not called for. Police resources were wasted on a fruitless search, and she knew it, regardless of whether the state was able to prove their case in court.
That’s why she should be responsible.
Yes, but don’t forget, she was in fact convicted on some of the counts she was charged for - this is actually the lesser of the penalties she received - she was also sentenced to jail time which she has completed serving. The people on this thread objecting are speaking as though she was not convicted of anything.