CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Shaking
a baby to death could be first-degree murder under a bill expected to be
considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday.
Sen. Kathryn Sessions, D-Cheyenne, said she
introduced Senate File 71 Wednesday at the request of prosecutors, defense
attorneys and employees of the Department of Family Services.
Sessions said the bill would give judges a
tool to punish heinous cases and repeat offenders. First-degree murder is
punishable by life in prison or death. Shaking a baby to death is currently
considered manslaughter.
Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, opposed the broad
wording of the bill, saying he has a tough time believing that shaking babies
is first-degree murder.
"This could apply to a woman who one
time is stressed out. She loses her cool and does this terrible thing. Is that
the same thing as the level of premeditation?" he said.
The bill would apply to anyone who fatally
shakes or injures a child under 18. The perpetrator would have to be an adult
at least four years older than the victim.
Please, everyone, read at least some
of these articles. Alan Yurko (see an article about him below), has
been writing to me, and me to him, while he is in prison in Florida, for being
falsely convicted of Shaken Baby Syndrome. He has many doctors and
researchers on his side, helping him to reverse the court decision that put him
into prison with a life sentence. He continues to do research in prison
and shares much of his knowledge with others, including me.
http://www.vaclib.org/basic/sbsindex.htm
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