Abusive head trauma is a significant and tragic cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and its victims often have a poor prognosis. With such high rates of morbidity and mortality, health care providers and parents are often faced with the decision to continue or discontinue life support for an affected child. Sadly, however, this decision becomes complicated when parents are accused of ca...

In recent years, a number of public inquiries have highlighted the importance of safeguarding the criminal justice system—and protecting the accused who are tried under it—from the possibility of wrongful conviction.... “[t]he names of Marshall, Milgaard, Morin, Sophonow and Parsons signal prudence and caution in a murder case” ... In the case at bar, we consider once again the need to carefull...