Maria Shepherd pleaded guilty in 1991 to manslaughter after the death of her three-year-old stepdaughter Kasandra Shepherd. She pleaded guilty based on evidence from Dr. Charles Smith a now-disgraced pathologist.
Date: Feb 29, 2016
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Court acquits woman who pleaded guilty to killing child based on faulty forensics
Moments after the court acquitted her, Maria Shepherd said she forgave Dr. Charles Smith, the disgraced forensic pathologist whose evidence prompted her to plead guilty to killing her three-year-old stepdaughter in 1991.
Date: Feb 29, 2016
Source: Google
Dr. Charles Smith, Ex-Forensic Pathologist, Left Trail Of Wrongful Convictions
The brief hearing, which set aside Maria Shepherd's guilty plea in the death of her three-year-old stepdaughter in 1991, came after Crown and defence said Dr. Charles Smith had made numerous errors in the case.