Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Jennifer del Prete: Illinois; Justice Kennelly's decision seen as a "turning point" in shaken baby syndrome prosecutions as Wisconsin State Journal reports that challenges to 'shaken baby' convictions are mounting. (Must read. HL);

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STORY: "Challenges to 'shaken baby' convictions mounting," by reporter Dee. J. Hall, published by the Wisconsin State Jou...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Bulletin: Jeremiah Duggan: Suicide, as the German government says, or murder, according to Erica Duggin, his mother: On Wednesday 28, 2014, she will ask a British Coroner's Court to conduct a full inquest - on the basis that the German government has failed to fully investigate the death. (Press release: Erica Duggan);

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RELEASE: "Justice for Jeremiah," published by Erica  Duggan,  published in May 2014. SUB-HEADING:  "On 27 March 2003, Jer...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Commentary; David Harold Eastman; Australia; Commentator Jack Waterford says it is clear that Inquiry head Martin will find that the evidence of the Victorian forensic witness is completely discredited, and, on some matters, invented - but Waterford wonders whether these and other likely disturbing findings will be enough to trouble a judiciary which up to now has been indifferent to the case. The Canberra Times.

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COMMENTARY: "A muddied and messy business"  by Jack Waterford, Editor-at-large, The Canberra Times, published on May 25, 2014....

Commentary: Quentin Stone; California; Shaken baby syndrome acquittal: Refreshing analysis by commentator David Greenwald in a feisty non-mainstream blog; Prosecution's case featured a physician who had no doubt that the injuries were not caused by a fall. Dr. John Plunkett testifed otherwise for the defence. One of the jurors made clear to a newspaper that the doubts and uncertainty of shaken baby syndrome played a role in his decision to side with the defence. (Must, Must Read. HL);

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POST: "Vanguard analysis: Jury finds reasonable doubt in Stone acquittal," by David Greenwald, published by The People's V...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

David Harold Eastman: Canberra Times Reporter Christopher Knaus provides candid comments on what has been learned during the course of the inquiry; including a comment, on the forensic front, that "the work of expert Robert Barnes, whose gunshot residue analysis provided a critical link between Eastman and the murder scene, has been almost completely debunked in the inquiry, losing nearly all credibility and reliability."

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COMMENTARY: "The David Eastman inquiry explained," by reporter Christopher Knaus, published by the Canberra Times on May 18, 2013...

Bulletin: Mandatory sentencing: Al Jazeera America explores the unintended consequences on part 2 of its 8 part series "The System." Tonight: 9E/6P.

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RELEASE: "The system with Joe Berlinger," published by Al Jazeera America: Episode 2: Mandatory sentencing; Sunday May 25, 2014 ...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Pre-trial release: Al Jazeera America probes the "multi-billion dollar bail bond industry" on a "Fault Lines" production called "Chasing Bail" which asks: how does money affect who goes free and who stays behind bars?

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  "Al Jazeera America has been distinguishing itself by producing documentaries that critically examine America...