TRENTON - The state Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that expert testimony about shaken-baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in court. The majority on the high court ruled on Nov. 20 to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Jane Turner, a forensic pathologist, says her views on the "absolute" certainty of shaken baby syndrome have evolved over the ...
The court found that prosecutors did not prove general acceptance in the medical and biomechanical communities that shaking alone causes the syndrome's symptoms. This ruling impacts two Middlesex ...
Brian Wharton, the chief detective of a small police force in East Texas, had seen his share of tragedies on the job, but he had never handled a case like Robert Roberson’s: In January 2002, Roberson, ...
A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But they face an uphill battle. Brian Wharton, the chief detective of a small ...
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