Tag Archives: Death Penalty

Shaken Baby Syndrome Hypothesis Has Never Been Scientifically Validated

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Lisa Dawson

May 3, 2019, by Jenna Little, California Innocence Project For years we have known that the diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is flawed. Yet too many innocent parents and caretakers remain wrongfully incarcerated and face wrongful convictions based on this false … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Havard’s Story Told In ‘The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist,’ by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington, with a foreword by John Grisham

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Lisa Dawson

A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Havard Removed From Death Row, His Fight Continues

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Lisa Dawson

In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, Chloe Britt.  In May 2016, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing for Jeff’s case … Continue reading →

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After 16 years, Jeffrey Havard is off Mississippi’s death row

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Lisa Dawson

September 14, 2018, by Jerry Mitchell, Clarion Ledger On Friday, Adams County Circuit Judge Forrest A. Johnson ordered Havard off death row after questions arose regarding whether 6-month-old Chloe Madison Britt actually died of shaken baby syndrome. “While the evidence … Continue reading →

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Use of the Death Penalty for Killing a Child Victim

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Lisa Dawson

August 16, 2017, by Robert Brett Dunham, Death Penalty Information Center About half of all death penalty states include the murder of a child as an aggravating circumstance that can subject a defendant to the death penalty. As of January … Continue reading →

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Controversial medical examiner backs off ‘shaken baby’ claim in death penalty case

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Lisa Dawson

This week, the controversial former Mississippi medical examiner Steven Hayne testified at a hearing for Jeffrey Havard. Havard was convicted in 2002 of sexually assaulting and shaking to death Chloe Britt, the 6-month-old daughter of Havard’s live-in girlfriend. Havard has … Continue reading →

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The Defense’s Rebuttal to the State

Posted on January 4, 2016 by ♡Lori♡

The Defense’s Rebuttal to the State – Jeffrey Havard Continue reading →

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The Wrongful Conviction of Jeffrey Havard: What Happened In This Case?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Lisa Dawson

In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, Chloe Britt. In May 2016, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing for Jeff’s case … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Havard Fights Wrongful Conviction and Death Sentence from Mississippi’s Death Row

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Lisa Dawson

Jeffrey Havard fights wrongful conviction and death sentence from Mississippi’s death row Continue reading →

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Dr. Steven Hayne Clarifies His Opinion. He Does Not Support Prosecution’s Claims Against Jeffrey Havard. 

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Lisa Dawson

The prosecution argued that Chloe’s cause of death was Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), and the manner of death was a homicide. The prosecution’s case was built primarily on the testimony provided by Dr. Steven Hayne and the ER staff that … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Havard’s Trial and the Rush to Judgment

Posted on January 1, 2003 by Lisa Dawson

Before reading Jeffrey Havard’s trial transcripts, accessible at the bottom of this page, it’s important to grasp the proceedings of his trial. Jeffrey Havard was deprived of a fair trial, lacking the chance to adequately defend himself due to the … Continue reading →

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