Saturday, October 8, 2016

Leo Ackley: Michigan; Bulletin: Shaken baby syndrome; Jury seated in new trial; Opening statements to start Tuesday morning..."Ackley is in prison right now on charges he shook a baby to death. The case is being heard again though, because attorneys say the science which helped send him to prison in the first place, can't be proven. Defense lawyers say the outcome could set a new precedent for infant death cases nationwide." ...October 7; WWMT;


"The jury is now seated for a new trial granted to a West Michigan man convicted on child murder charges. Opening statements for Leo Ackley's second trial will start in a Calhoun County courtroom on Tuesday morning. Ackley is in prison right now on charges he shook a baby to death. The case is being heard again though, because attorneys say the science which helped send him to prison in the first place, can't be proven. Defense lawyers say the outcome could set a new precedent for infant death cases nationwide."
http://wwmt.com/news/local/jury-seated-in-new-trial-against-leo-ackley