U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 20, 2010
High Court Sends Back Baby Killer Case
The Supreme Court Tuesday vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling granting habeas corpus relief to a woman convicted of shaking a baby to death.
By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court Tuesday vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling granting habeas corpus relief to a woman convicted of shaking a baby to death.
Shirley Smith had successfully argued before the 9th Circuit that her due process rights were violated because there was not sufficient evidence to show that the infant died from shaking. Patrick v. Smith, 07-...
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