"Brumfield was in court, but her attorney did not show up. Her attorney had planned to argue a motion for acquittal, but the hearing was postponed to a later date that has not yet been set.
A jury found Brumfield guilty of manslaughter in May.
Prosecutors claim Brumfield failed to seek immediate medical attention after a girl she was baby-sitting fell and hit her head. The girl later died."
WFTV.COM;
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BACKGROUND: Amanda Brumfield was found not-guilty on first-degree murder and aggravated child-abuse charges, according to the State Attorney's Office. She is expected to face sentencing on the manslaughter charge in July. She maintained Olivia was trying to climb out of a playpen and fell a short distance, hitting her head. The defense suggested the fall may have aggravated a previous injury, causing her death. The prosecution argued it was "impossible" that a fall from that height caused a three-and-a-half inch fracture on the back of the girl's skull and the bleeding and swelling found in her brain." INFORMATION FROM THE ORLANDO SENTINEL;
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"ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The hearing in the case against Billy Bob Thornton's estranged daughter, Amanda Brumfield, was postponed on Tuesday after her lawyer was not in court," the WFTV story filed earlier today under the heading, "000," begins.
"Brumfield was in court, but her attorney did not show up. Her attorney had planned to argue a motion for acquittal, but the hearing was postponed to a later date that has not yet been set," the story continues.
"A jury found Brumfield guilty of manslaughter in May.
Prosecutors claim Brumfield failed to seek immediate medical attention after a girl she was baby-sitting fell and hit her head. The girl later died.
Her sentencing was supposed to be scheduled for Thursday, but now it has also been postponed to a new date that has not been set."
The story can be found at:
http://www.wftv.com/news/28669214/detail.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
