Shaken baby syndrome: Difference between revisions

In 2023, a New Jersey appellate court upheld a lower court's decision to bar the inclusion of SBS in two recent child abuse cases. In the decision, several reasons cited. First, there was a split in the pediatrics and biomechanics community over whether shaking alone is sufficient to cause the syndrome. This resulted in [[Expert witness|expert testimony]] being dismissed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiFilippo |first=Dana |date=2023-09-13 |title=Appeals court agrees shaken baby syndrome is 'junk science' in some cases • New Jersey Monitor |url=https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/09/13/appeals-court-agrees-shaken-baby-syndrome-is-junk-science-in-some-cases/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=New Jersey Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, in each case, SBS was difficult to conclude and there was difficulty proving assault otherwise.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=state of new jersey v. darryl nieves, state of new jersey v. michael cifelli |litigants-force-plain=1 |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url=https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2023/a2069-21a2936-21.pdf |quote= |postscript= }}