Denver Judge Overturns 2000 Infant Murder Conviction After Pneumonia Evidence
Apr 21
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A Denver judge overturned a 2000 infant murder conviction after new evidence suggested pneumonia caused the baby's death. The decision, handed down this year in Denver, found that medical evidence about a severe pneumonia episode undermined the scientific basis for the original verdict. Prosecutors had relied on forensic testimony at trial to say the infant's death was intentional, but the judge said the new findings cast doubt on that conclusion.
