NY Times Article and Video on Shaken Baby Syndrome

The New York Times recently published an interesting article and video called Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Diagnosis that Divides the Medical World, which shows how the diagnosis has changed in the past few decades.

You can find the article HERE.  There are several other shorter videos within the article that are worth checking out as well.

New York Court Grants New Trial in Case of Baby Sitter Accused of Shaken Baby Syndrome

On December 16, 2014, a New York court overturned a murder conviction for Shaken Baby Syndrome.

While in the care of a day care provider a two and a half year old died after falling from a bench.  The day care provider was convicted of murder under the theory of Shaken Baby Syndrome.  A post-conviction motion asked the court for a new trial under the theory that new scientific research regarding the characteristics of Shaken Baby Syndrome undermined the reliability of the verdict.  The court agreed with the defense that a child can, in fact, die from a "short fall" and ordered a new trial based on the newly discovered evidence (i.e. advances in scientific research).

You can find a copy of the opinion HERE.