Three teenage friends of a girl who fell into a coma and died after taking ecstasy have plead guilty to providing her with the party drug. The girls are accused of presenting Brittney Chambers (pictured, left) with the pill as gift during her 16th birthday party. Two of the girls plead guilty to distribution, and a third girl plead guilty to drug use. The court agreed to a deferred sentence, but the terms of that sentence won't be known until May 3. In the meantime, the girls will meet with probation officers, who will make a recommendation to the court on sentencing. The girls will remain in their parents' custody until sentencing.

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Each of the three girls is charged with four felonies, carrying a sentence of 11 to 33 years in prison if the crimes were committed as adults. The girls became friends with Chambers while they attended Monarch High School in Louisville, Colo. Chambers had moved to Arizona to live with her father but arrived in Colorado to celebrate her birthday with friends. She lapsed into a coma after taking the pill at her party on Jan. 27 and died after being removed from life support on Feb. 2. An autopsy showed that she died from drinking too much water as a result of the ecstasy. Brittney's mother, Marcie Chambers, said she met with prosecutors two weeks ago to urge lenient sentences for the girl. She said that her suggestions were well-received. She also wrote a March 4 letter asking for compassion for the three. "I think it's important that they be given the opportunity to learn from their poor choice, graduate from high school, go on to college, and become productive members of our society," she wrote. Marcie Chambers asked that the girls be required to share their experience with their peers to discourage drug use. She also asked that they perform volunteer work related to drug-use prevention and that they receive some form of supervision, "just to make sure they don't make poor choices again." "My greatest fear is these girls will have non-expungeable felonies," Chambers said Tuesday. Nothing that happens in court could be worse for the girls than what they already are dealing with, she said. "They have to live with the loss of one of their best friends, and them having a hand in the loss of their best friend, which has no time limit," Chambers said. Previous Stories:

• March 6, 2001: Teens Bound Over For Trial In Connection With Ecstasy Death
• February 22, 2001: Ecstasy Dangers Discussed At High School Meeting
• February 16, 2001: Ecstasy Suspect Jailed In Drug Case
• February 16, 2001: Boulder County Ecstasy Suspect Jailed On Previous Drug Charges
• February 13, 2001: Ecstasy Case Arrest Expected
• February 12, 2001: Ecstasy Death Caused By 'Water Intoxication'
• February 9, 2001: Lab Tests Show Fatal Ecstasy Pill Untainted
• February 8, 2001: Boulder Probe Into Ecstasy Party Continues
• February 7, 2001: Boulder Deputies Suspended Over Ecstasy Case
• February 5, 2001: Ecstasy Suspects Due In Court This Week
• February 4, 2001: Ecstasy Suspects Post Bond, Victim's Family Plans Memorial
• February 3, 2001: Girl In Ecstasy-Induced Coma Dies
• February 1, 2001: Arrests Are Near In Ecstasy Sale
• January 31, 2001: Girl Remains In Coma As Authorities Issue Ecstasy Warning
• January 29, 2001: Girl In Critical Condition After Consuming 'Ecstasy' Drug