Comment by Apocryphon
2 years ago
This is timely as the life of Robert Roberson is currently being decided based on this syndrome:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/09/15/texas-shaken-b...
2 years ago
This is timely as the life of Robert Roberson is currently being decided based on this syndrome:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/09/15/texas-shaken-b...
Yes and the current submission is a result of this subthreaed from there:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37635094
From a related article on the case [1]:
> Evans said the syndrome remains a fair medical diagnosis and also notes in the report that SBS was not the sole cause of child's death.
There ought to be a law where lawyers deal with legal interpretations and advice and medical doctors deal with medical interpretation and advice.
In a sane world, she'd be taken off the bench until she completes some remedial legal coursework and several dozen hours of medical talks from this century.