The Child Cases Facing a Second Trial, Ernie Lopez Takes Plea DealJanuary 4, 2013, 9:39 pm ET · by A.C. ThompsonAn Amarillo man whose conviction for sexually assaulting a child was reversed after experts questioned forensic evidence used against him, pleads guilty to a reduced charge. 
The Child Cases California Governor Commutes Sentence in Shaken Baby CaseApril 6, 2012, 6:03 pm ET · by A.C. ThompsonShirley Ree Smith, who was convicted in 1997 of shaking her infant grandson to death, has always maintained her innocence. 
The Child Cases New Questions About Evidence Used to Convict Grandmother in Shaken Baby CaseMarch 29, 2012, 4:59 am ET · by A.C. Thompson ProPublica, and Joseph Shapiro, NPRShirley Ree Smith lives with her daughter Tomeka in Alexandria, Minn., a quaint town of approximately 11,000 people located about … Continue reading 
The Child Cases Free, But Not Cleared: Ernie Lopez Comes HomeMarch 5, 2012, 4:19 pm ET · by A.C. Thompson ProPublica and Catherine Upin, FRONTLINEAfter nearly nine years in prison, Ernie Lopez has returned home to Amarillo, Texas, where a throng of family members … Continue reading 
The Child Cases Texas DA Will Re-Try Ernie Lopez on Sexual Assault ChargesJanuary 27, 2012, 5:49 pm ET · by A.C. ThompsonDays after the Texas state appeals court threw out his 2003 conviction, a district attorney has decided to re-try Ernie Lopez on charges that he sexually assaulted a six-month old girl. 
The Child Cases Texas Court Voids Conviction in Child Death CaseJanuary 25, 2012, 6:16 pm ET · by A.C. Thompson ProPublicaThe Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today set aside the conviction of Ernie Lopez, an Amarillo man found guilty in 2003 of sexually assaulting six-month-old Isis Vas. The baby died shortly after the purported attack. |
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