Melissa Calusinski: Illinois; Bulletin: Chicago Tribune reports that a ruling has been delayed to September 30) in her effort overturn her murder conviction for the death of a toddler who was in her care... "Shanes had indicated he might need more time to make a ruling in the complex, controversial case, which has received national attention. The judge oversaw Calusinski's 2011 trial and later sentenced her to 31 years in prison. If he tosses out the conviction, prosecutors would then have to decide if they would retry her, while her attorneys would likely seek to have her released from prison. Calusinski was convicted based in part on medical testimony that backed up her confession to police that she became frustrated while working at the Lincolnshire day care center and slammed Benjamin's head to the ground. The Deerfield boy died later that day at a Libertyville hospital. Since Calusinski was imprisoned, though, a purportedly new set of X-rays of Benjamin were found in the Lake County coroner's office that Calusinski's lawyers assert were withheld from them before her trial. They also say the X-rays show that Benjamin died not from a skull fracture caused by Calusinski but from a prior injury. "Reporter Robert McCoppin;

COUNTDOWN: 12 days to Wrongful Conviction Day: (Thursday October 6, 2016);

"A ruling has been delayed in the case of a Carpentersville woman seeking to overturn her murder conviction for the death of a toddler who was in her care. Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes initially indicated he might announce a decision Friday in the case of Melissa Calusinski, who was convicted of inflicting a fatal injury to 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan at a suburban day care center where she worked in 2009. The hearing has been rescheduled for Sept. 30. Shanes had indicated he might need more time to make a ruling in the complex, controversial case, which has received national attention. The judge oversaw Calusinski's 2011 trial and later sentenced her to 31 years in prison. If he tosses out the conviction, prosecutors would then have to decide if they would retry her, while her attorneys would likely seek to have her released from prison. Calusinski was convicted based in part on medical testimony that backed up her confession to police that she became frustrated while working at the Lincolnshire day care center and slammed Benjamin's head to the ground. The Deerfield boy died later that day at a Libertyville hospital. Since Calusinski was imprisoned, though, a purportedly new set of X-rays of Benjamin were found in the Lake County coroner's office that Calusinski's lawyers assert were withheld from them before her trial. They also say the X-rays show that Benjamin died not from a skull fracture caused by Calusinski but from a prior injury......... Whatever Shanes decides, it is likely to be appealed to a higher court by one side or the other."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-day-care-murder-ruling-delay-met-20160922-story.html