The New Jersey Supreme Court wrestled with whether it should be the first state high court to bar trial evidence from doctors that parents killed or injured their children through shaking, the latest in renewed national skepticism over “shaken baby syndrome” convictions.
A marathon three-hour oral argument dove into the science around why doctors believe they can diagnose with medical certainty when a child has been injured through shaking without any evidence of external trauma, such as bruising, or injuries to the child’s neck. The argument kicked off just as Texas death row inmate Robert Robertson was expected to testify ...
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