Prosecutor

And what she told the police was that she threw him to the floor.

And what she told the police was that she threw him to the floor.

And what she told the police was that she threw him to the floor.

Zero. We would never take someone to trial with just a confession. This child had a fractured skull. There was extensive injuries to this child internally. It's clear that she killed Benjamin.

Zero. We would never take someone to trial with just a confession. This child had a fractured skull. There was extensive injuries to this child internally. It's clear that she killed Benjamin.

Zero. We would never take someone to trial with just a confession. This child had a fractured skull. There was extensive injuries to this child internally. It's clear that she killed Benjamin.

The pediatrician actually examined Benjamin's head, had felt around, said there was no issues, that mom should just keep an eye on him. Ben never had an issue after that.

The pediatrician actually examined Benjamin's head, had felt around, said there was no issues, that mom should just keep an eye on him. Ben never had an issue after that.

The pediatrician actually examined Benjamin's head, had felt around, said there was no issues, that mom should just keep an eye on him. Ben never had an issue after that.

This child did not explode or implode on his own.

This child did not explode or implode on his own.

This child did not explode or implode on his own.

She became frustrated holding Ben. She threw him to the floor.

She became frustrated holding Ben. She threw him to the floor.

She became frustrated holding Ben. She threw him to the floor.

On February the 5th of 2019, Michael Cochran was a 200-pound, healthy 38-year-old man. By midday of February 6th of 2019, he had lost consciousness and he would never regain consciousness. He died in hospice care five days later, February 11th of 2019. How could this happen? Why did it happen? For an answer to that, there's no further than this defendant's conduct.

On February the 5th of 2019, Michael Cochran was a 200-pound, healthy 38-year-old man. By midday of February 6th of 2019, he had lost consciousness and he would never regain consciousness. He died in hospice care five days later, February 11th of 2019. How could this happen? Why did it happen? For an answer to that, there's no further than this defendant's conduct.

On February the 5th of 2019, Michael Cochran was a 200-pound, healthy 38-year-old man. By midday of February 6th of 2019, he had lost consciousness and he would never regain consciousness. He died in hospice care five days later, February 11th of 2019. How could this happen? Why did it happen? For an answer to that, there's no further than this defendant's conduct.

As you were told, the state has no direct evidence, the kind of stuff that makes TV shows exciting, the kind of stuff prosecutors love, jurors love. There is no DNA. There is no evidence of fingerprints. There are no videos of what happened. And Judge Kirkpatrick will instruct you at the end of this, circumstantial evidence is just as valid as that type of direct and scientific evidence.

As you were told, the state has no direct evidence, the kind of stuff that makes TV shows exciting, the kind of stuff prosecutors love, jurors love. There is no DNA. There is no evidence of fingerprints. There are no videos of what happened. And Judge Kirkpatrick will instruct you at the end of this, circumstantial evidence is just as valid as that type of direct and scientific evidence.