Crack-Baby Murder Conviction Overturned

COLUMBIA, S.C. --A South Carolina woman convicted of homicide by child abuse after her stillborn baby tested positive for cocaine should get a new trial because of several mistakes her attorneys made, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. Attorneys for Regina McKnight did not introduce the baby's autopsy report into evidence and failed to rebut the prosecution's medical expert, the court said in the unanimous decision. A spokesman for the state attorney general's office said he didn't immediately know whether prosecutors would appeal. They have 15 days to decide. McKnight, 31, was convicted in May 2001 and sentenced to 12 years in prison after her second trial.
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Posted by Editor at May 14, 2008 06:14 AM