USA - Mississippi. Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for Jeffrey Havard

08 November 2018 :

Prosecutors have announced that they will not seek the death penalty in resentencing proceedings for Jeffrey Havard, who was convicted and sentenced to death in a "shaken baby" case based upon questionable and since recanted forensic testimony. Havard's death sentence was overturned by a state trial court on September 14 (see). He continues to appeal his conviction.

 

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