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Shaken-Baby Syndrome Faces New Questions in Court

Date: February 2, 2011

Author: Emily Bazelon

QUOTE: “No one wants child abuse,” says Keith Findley, a lawyer for the Wisconsin Innocence Project. “But we should not be prosecuting and convicting people in shaken-baby cases right now, based on the triad of symptoms, without other evidence of abuse. If the medical community can’t agree about all the conflicting data and research, how is a jury supposed to reach a conclusion that’s beyond a reasonable doubt?”

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Article MetaInformation:

Key People:

• Dr. Robert "Bob" Block M.D.
• Prof. Craig B. Futterman Esq.
• Prof. Cindy W. Christian M.D.
• Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer Esq.

Key Organizations:

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• New York Times Company
• Shaken Baby Alliance

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Arguments / Debates / Demagoguery
      • Explanations / Excuses / Exemptions

• Family & Friends & Interpersonal
  • Caregiver Burdens
  • Domestic Abuse / Children's Rights / Foster Care & Guardianship
  • Family
    • Family: Nuclear (general)
      • Young Child-Parents

• Law & Justice
  • Civil Rights / Equal Protection
    • Fair Trials
      • Evidence / Search & Seizures

• [Geography Irrelevant]
• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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