Ernie Lopez: (Texas); Shaken Baby Syndrome case. More from ProPublica. Prosecutor is determined to retry him.

STORY: "Ernie Lopez to face charges again," by reporter A.C. Thompson published on ProPublica on January 27, 2012.

GIST: “The case is not going to get dismissed,” Potter County District Attorney Randall Sims told ProPublica and PBS “Frontline.” Sims represents the state’s 47th Judicial District.

In a press conference yesterday, Sims made it clear that he will go forward with a second trial. “He’s coming back on the exact same charge,” said the prosecutor, according to the Amarillo Globe-News [4]. “The case is at the exact same place any case would be right after it’s been indicted by the grand jury.”

In the years since the trial, Lopez’s appellate attorneys have marshaled an array of experts who’ve challenged the notion that he sexual assaulted and violently shook Vas, pointing to medical evidence suggesting she may have been killed by a blood disorder brought on by an infection. The condition can mimic the symptoms of child abuse. "

The entire story can be found at:

http://www.propublica.org/article/ernie-lopez-to-face-charges-again

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;