Stephanie Spurgeon; Florida; "Shaken Baby Syndrome" case; Jury finds Manslaughter. Had been charged with First Degree Murder; Tampa Bay Times.

STORY: "Palm Harbor day care provider guilty of manslaughter in death of infant," by reporter Curtis Krueger, published in the Tampa Bay Times on February 16, 2012.

GIST: "Opinions about that evidence were far from unanimous. The state's doctors said Maria suffered from bleeding in the brain, brain swelling and bleeding in the eyes. They described her injuries as taking place at or near the time that she was taken to the day care. Doctors called by the defense saw it differently. Two pathologists, one from Chicago and one from Minnesota, said the girl's brain bleeding, called a subdural hematoma, began a couple of weeks before her one-day stay at Spurgeon's home. Another expert, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Florida, said a human could not muster the force to shake a 20-pound child with enough force to cause the type of physical damage that Maria suffered."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/palm-harbor-day-care-provider-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-death-of-infant/1215752

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;