"Shaken Baby Syndrome;" Shirlee Ree Smith; "Latest victim of the junk science." Commentary by Michigan lawyer Mark Satawa.

SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME." COMMENTARY: "Shaken Baby Syndrome and the Effective Death Penalty Act: A lethal combination" by criminal defence lawyer Mark Satawa published on December 6, 2011. (Mark A. Satawa practices in the area of criminal defense, specializing in forensic evidence and shaken baby cases. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan, and is a frequent continuing legal education speaker on shaken baby cases, most recently on April 3, 2009, at the NACDL annual forensic science seminar in Las Vegas. )

GIST: "By all accounts, Shirley Ree Smith was a loving mother and grandmother, just trying to help her daughter raise her young children. Now, she is the latest victim of the junk science associated with shaken baby syndrome, in combination with the United States Supreme Court’s worship of procedure over substance, or legal technicality over true factual innocence. The result? Another innocent person sits in a jail cell, convicted of a crime that she likely did not commit."

THE ENTIRE COMMENTARY CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.protectingyourfuture.info/shaken-baby-syndrome-and-the-aedpa-a-lethal-combination

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;