Kayla Guo

Again, Robert has said he was innocent of it and that there was no shaking involved to begin with, that Nikki was just deeply ill and this was the final collapse.

Again, Robert has said he was innocent of it and that there was no shaking involved to begin with, that Nikki was just deeply ill and this was the final collapse.

Yes. He had said immediately in the aftermath of it all that she had fallen off the bed, and he couldn't explain. He didn't have the medical expertise to explain her condition, and that was what he said had just happened, was he woke up to find her fallen from the bed, and that's what prompted him to bring her to the emergency room.

Yes. He had said immediately in the aftermath of it all that she had fallen off the bed, and he couldn't explain. He didn't have the medical expertise to explain her condition, and that was what he said had just happened, was he woke up to find her fallen from the bed, and that's what prompted him to bring her to the emergency room.

Right. In the medical community at the time, the consensus was if an infant shows up with these three symptoms, pretty much by default, automatically you assume abuse. And so I think that was a really strong driving factor in the course of the trial was this confidence boost.

Right. In the medical community at the time, the consensus was if an infant shows up with these three symptoms, pretty much by default, automatically you assume abuse. And so I think that was a really strong driving factor in the course of the trial was this confidence boost.

not just from these doctors who treated Nikki, but from the broader medical community, the broader medical guidance, instructed doctors to do this, said, if you see these three things, it's abuse. And that, I think, really informed how the prosecutor handled it, how his defense attorney handled it, and how a jury handled it as well.

not just from these doctors who treated Nikki, but from the broader medical community, the broader medical guidance, instructed doctors to do this, said, if you see these three things, it's abuse. And that, I think, really informed how the prosecutor handled it, how his defense attorney handled it, and how a jury handled it as well.

Texas tends to go through with its executions once they're on the calendar, and so it seemed like that is how it would go. But never could I have guessed or imagined it would become the story that it did. Everything that happened was unprecedented, so there was no guidance or real ability to predict what might happen next.

Texas tends to go through with its executions once they're on the calendar, and so it seemed like that is how it would go. But never could I have guessed or imagined it would become the story that it did. Everything that happened was unprecedented, so there was no guidance or real ability to predict what might happen next.

It was a really widely heralded law. It was imitated across the country. Texas was seen as sort of a trailblazer. And lawmakers passed this law in an effort to acknowledge that science changes and the understanding of science and evidence evolves as scientific knowledge gets better. And the criminal justice system at this point wasn't equipped to acknowledge that.

It was a really widely heralded law. It was imitated across the country. Texas was seen as sort of a trailblazer. And lawmakers passed this law in an effort to acknowledge that science changes and the understanding of science and evidence evolves as scientific knowledge gets better. And the criminal justice system at this point wasn't equipped to acknowledge that.

Studies showed that many of those same symptoms could also be caused by shortfalls or Some naturally occurring medical conditions, accidental traumas, and research has also found that shaking a baby that violently would likely have broken their neck, which Nikki did not have a broken neck at the time. So the medical consensus around how to make these diagnoses has changed.

Studies showed that many of those same symptoms could also be caused by shortfalls or Some naturally occurring medical conditions, accidental traumas, and research has also found that shaking a baby that violently would likely have broken their neck, which Nikki did not have a broken neck at the time. So the medical consensus around how to make these diagnoses has changed.

The medical guidance now also emphasizes that a doctor should consider all other possible factors leading to these symptoms that aren't abuse before they can conclude that it was abuse that did it. So it's a pretty fraught diagnosis. It's certainly a real condition.

The medical guidance now also emphasizes that a doctor should consider all other possible factors leading to these symptoms that aren't abuse before they can conclude that it was abuse that did it. So it's a pretty fraught diagnosis. It's certainly a real condition.

It's just fraught on how and when doctors make that diagnosis and point to abuse versus a naturally occurring medical condition or some other accidental trauma.

It's just fraught on how and when doctors make that diagnosis and point to abuse versus a naturally occurring medical condition or some other accidental trauma.

Saying the science around shaken baby syndrome has changed. That's clear in his case. The court should give it a second look. The state's highest criminal court agreed and said, okay, this warrants a second look. They sent his case back down to the trial court to handle the new evidence claim. And that is notable because the state's highest criminal court

Saying the science around shaken baby syndrome has changed. That's clear in his case. The court should give it a second look. The state's highest criminal court agreed and said, okay, this warrants a second look. They sent his case back down to the trial court to handle the new evidence claim. And that is notable because the state's highest criminal court