Tag Archives: Dr. Steven Hayne

Changed opinions, new sentence: Ex-death row inmate in Mississippi gets life in baby death

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Lisa Dawson

December 18, 2018, by Jeff Amy, Associated Press A judge ruled Monday that a Mississippi man should spend the rest of his life in prison after the state Supreme Court ordered a review of evidence that he shook an infant … 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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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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Mississippi and New York Shaken Baby Convictions Tossed

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Lisa Dawson

December 17, 2014, Innocence Project Two Shaken-Baby convictions were overturned this week, with judges citing changing medical opinion regarding the controversial diagnosis.  On Monday, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Leevester Brown, who was convicted of murder … 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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Levon Brooks, Time Served, 16 Years

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Lisa Dawson

June 2008, Innocence Project Levon Brooks served 16 years in Mississippi prisons for a 1990 rape and murder of a three-year-old girl he didn’t commit. In 2008, DNA testing cleared another man, Kennedy Brewer, who had been sentenced to death … Continue reading →

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Put an end to Mississippi autopsy misconduct

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Lisa Dawson

April 8, 2008, Innocence Project The Innocence Project and the Mississippi Innocence Project today formally asked officials to revoke the medical license of Dr. Steven Hayne, whose fraud and misconduct has led to an unknown number of wrongful convictions. Evidence … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Brewer: Time Served 15 Years

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Lisa Dawson

Innocence Project In 1992, Kennedy Brewer was arrested in Mississippi and accused of killing his girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter. After waiting in jail for three years for a trial to begin, Brewer was convicted of capital murder and sent to Mississippi’s … Continue reading →

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