Bulletin: Melissa Calusinski: Illinois; Decisive ruling hoped for from judge today on her request for a new trial. "Calusinski is currently serving a 31-year sentence for throwing a 16-month-old child to the floor at a Lake County day care center in 2009. Her legal team is seeking to have her conviction thrown out, claiming that evidence discovered since her trial - including certain x-rays - indicates the child had pre-existing head injuries. Calusinski's family believes Tuesday's ruling will be what they have been waiting for." ABC7;

 "A former teacher's aide found guilty of killing a toddler by throwing the boy to the ground will go to court Tuesday armed with new evidence that her attorneys say proves her innocence. A Lake County judge may rule on Melissa Calusinski's request for a new trial at Tuesday's 9 a.m. hearing. Calusinski is currently serving a 31-year sentence for throwing a 16-month-old child to the floor at a Lake County day care center in 2009. Her legal team is seeking to have her conviction thrown out, claiming that evidence discovered since her trial - including certain x-rays - indicates the child had pre-existing head injuries. Calusinski's family believes Tuesday's ruling will be what they have been waiting for."
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