Ky Courts: Greenup Judges Rules Inadmissible "Shaken Baby" Syndrome

Baby shaking testimony barred (Courier Journal)

In what experts say is the first such ruling in the nation, a Greenup Circuit Court judge has barred the prosecution from introducing expert testimony that a baby was injured by shaking, unless there is other evidence of abuse.

Here are some links on line to 'shaken baby' postings (with no vouching for their reliability):

• The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Shaken Baby Syndrome---A Forensic Pediatric Response
• Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Questionable Scientific Syndrome and a Dangerous Legal Concept, 2003 Utah L. Rev. 1109 by Genie Lyons (studen law review)
• Child Abuse Law Web Site - www.childabuselaw.com

Comments

[Hagon]

Did anyone hear about Judge Debra Lambert being threatened in Pulaski Co. Friday?