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Gina Nicole Bailey: California; Times Herald; Shaken Baby Syndrome case; Bulletin: Trial date set for February 22.. Bailey is suspected of dropping the child, then shaking him — ultimately leading to his death. Because of her alleged involvement, the woman is facing murder and child neglect charges....According to previous court testimony, Bailey and her husband attended a dinner party on the night of the incident at a friend’s home on Travis Air Force Base with the young victim and two other children. One of the hosts of the party, Lynne Taaffe, who testified in a hearing in December, recalled Thor being “fussy” that night but did not notice any unusual behavior from Bailey. Court proceedings during the last year revealed Bailey admitted to police after her arrest that she shook the child after becoming frustrated. The host of the dinner party, however, testified that after Thor’s death, she and Bailey speculated whether the child had been sick with pneumonia. Taaffe emphasized to the court that Bailey appeared “heartbroken” over the child’s death. Bailey’s attorney, Hanlon, is not new to fighting shaken baby cases in a court of law. Hanlon, who is based in San Francisco, was the attorney for a Bay Area father who was wrongly accused in 2010 of shaking his 3-month-old child to death. After a court battle that lasted more than two years, the charges against the father of the baby, Kristian Aspelin, were dismissed by San Francisco prosecutors. Bailey remains in Solano County Jail with bail set at $750,000."...Reporter Kayla Galloway: The Times Herald; Reporter. January 17, 2017.
"A Travis Air Force Base woman suspected in the shaking death of
an 18-month-old toddler appeared briefly Tuesday in Solano County
Superior Court in preparation for her trial set to begin next month. Gina
Nicole Bailey, 25, was caring for the young victim, Thor Thompson,
before he suffered a severe brain injury on the night of Dec. 17, 201. The defendant appeared Tuesday in court alongside her attorney,
Stuart Hanlon, who discussed a motion filed with the court on his
client’s behalf regarding discovery evidence. According to court
records, the motion was filed Jan. 4. The defendant and attorneys
are set to reappear in court Jan. 30 for a trial management conference —
the final court date before the trial begins Feb. 22. According
to previous court testimony, Bailey and her husband attended a dinner
party on the night of the incident at a friend’s home on Travis Air
Force Base with the young victim and two other children. One of the
hosts of the party, Lynne Taaffe, who testified in a hearing in
December, recalled Thor being “fussy” that night but did not notice any
unusual behavior from Bailey. Court proceedings during the last year revealed Bailey admitted
to police after her arrest that she shook the child after becoming
frustrated. The host of the dinner party, however, testified that
after Thor’s death, she and Bailey speculated whether the child had
been sick with pneumonia. Taaffe emphasized to the court that Bailey appeared “heartbroken” over the child’s death. Bailey’s
attorney, Hanlon, is not new to fighting shaken baby cases in a court
of law. Hanlon, who is based in San Francisco, was the attorney for a
Bay Area father who was wrongly accused in 2010 of shaking his
3-month-old child to death. After a court battle that lasted more than
two years, the charges against the father of the baby, Kristian Aspelin,
were dismissed by San Francisco prosecutor. Bailey remains in Solano County Jail with bail set at $750,000."
