A documentary, The Syndrome, examines the medical and legal consequences of shaken baby syndrome, questioning the scientific ...

New Jersey’s highest court ruled Thursday that expert testimony about shaken baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in two upcoming trials, a decision that comes as the long-held ...

Chelsea F.'s baby, Teddy (both pseudonyms used at the family's request), was born with serious genetic problems—heart defects, breathing issues, and brain abnormalities. But when Chelsea rushed the ...

This decision arises out of two consolidated cases. In State v. Nieves, when the defendant’s son, D.J., was 11 months old, he suffered three medical episodes over the course of two weeks, during which ...

After more than 20 years on death row, Robert Roberson's execution has been blocked for a third time, a week before the scheduled execution date. Roberson, who was convicted of capital murder in 2003 ...

Chelsea F.’s baby, Teddy (both pseudonyms used at the family’s request), was born with serious genetic problems — heart defects, breathing issues and brain abnormalities. Yet when Chelsea rushed the 5 ...

Terre Compton, a Palestine resident and member of the jury that convicted Roberson in 2003, said the state’s case against Roberson then was focused on “shaken baby syndrome” as she demonstrates how ...

A recent decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court could affect the conviction of a Texas man sitting on death row for shaking his 2-year-old daughter to death. On Nov. 21, the state Supreme Court ...