Joshua Mounts: Ohio: 'Courtroom showdown.'...'Battle of the experts.'...(Monday June 5, 2023): An appeal hearing to watch...Publisher's Note: All eyes should be on Ohio's First District Court of Appeal on Monday (June 5, 2023) as Joshua Mounts, through counsel, makes oral argument in his effort to overturn his conviction on a count of murdering his 7-months-old son Jayce, following his arrest on the strength of one doctor's medical opinion. The significance of this conviction was recognized by The Washington Post as evidenced by an article published on February 5, 2022, under the heading, "He was charged with murdering his baby on the word of one coroner. Facing a life sentence, he sought another opinion." As Reporters Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan wrote: "By the time the trial started, the defense had lined up three doctors who were sure Dean (the 'one coroner') was wrong. The prosecution had Dean and three other doctors saying she was right, setting up a courtroom showdown that the judge called a “battle of the experts.”

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: All eyes should be on Ohio's First District Court of Appeal on Monday (June 5, 2023) as Joshua Mounts makes oral argument in his battle to overturn his conviction a count ofmurdering his 7-months-old son Jayce, following his arrest on the strength of one doctor's medical opinion.

The significance of this conviction was recognized by The Washington Post as evidenced by an article  published on February 5, 2022, under the heading, "He was charged with murdering his baby on the word of one coroner. Facing a life sentence,  he sought another opinion." (Link below);

As Reporters Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan wrote: "By the time the trial started, the defense had lined up three doctors who were sure Dean (the 'one coroner') was wrong. The prosecution had Dean and three other doctors saying she was right, setting up a courtroom showdown that the judge called a “battle of the experts.”

By the time I finished reading the piece, it was clear in my mind, that a huge cloud hung over this conviction - and that given the questions raised about the fairness of Joshua Mounts trial,  the so-called 'expert evidence' used to convict him and the difficulty of achieving justice in a 'courtroom showdown' and 'battle of experts'  in a trial involving the death of a child,'  it cried out for an appeal.

The Washington Post article can be read at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/joshua-mounts-murder-trial-medical-examiners/?fbclid=IwAR1RHMauss1zEbt2OihTkOcQ-LjIsiOIx-MkgrTa8LS1DZUs7RnUj-qgMto

That appeal is set for Monday, June 5, and,  for those who cannot make it to the appeal courtroom,  will be accessible live through Youtube at: 

https://firstdistrictcoa.org/watch-oral-arguments/

At the moment, we don't yet know what position the Mounts case will have on that day's court calendar in which the first case will begin at 9.00 AM.

The family's Facebook support page invites family, friends, supporters and any others with an interest to gather at the courthouse in support for Joshua.

That page can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/WestandwithJoshuaMounts/

My previous post on The Washington Post article can be read at:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/2259245473761048164

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;

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