Jeff Baker Allegedly Shook His 11 Week Old To Death

[Whisper]

Man charged with killing infant daughter pleads not guilty
BOISE, Idaho - A Treasure Valley father accused of murdering his 11-week old daughter says he's innocent of the charges.

Jeffery Allan Baker pleaded not guilty last week to the charge of first degree murder.

Detectives say Baker is responsible for causing the injuries to the infant, which were consistent with shaken baby syndrome. Officers believe the injuries were caused at the father's home in southeast Boise. No other children live at the home.
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http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/104289608.html

JEFF BAKER

[Tundratot]

One look at his face and the age of the infant -- I think he had it with a colicky baby that wouldn't let him get any sleep.

[crimsonsorrow]

where's the mother? why didn't he enlist help from family or the hospital before he decide to shake her to death? 11 weeks. they cant even hold their head up. how can you not know that SBS will cause death?!

[Dakota Valkyrie]

An Ada County jury found Jeffery Alan Baker guilty of first-degree murder on Monday.
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Prosecuting attorney Shelley Akamatsu said 11-week-old Gracelynn Baker died as a result of abusive head trauma inflicted by her father.

"She was violently shaken back and forth, and her head was impacted into a hard surface," Akamatsu told KTVB. "... It caused bleeding within her brain and into her eyes. It caused her to stop breathing and in about five minutes she died."

Prosecutors say Baker told police his daughter died after choking on baby formula while he was feeding her.

"You can't get those kind of injuries in your eyes and brain by choking on formula," Akamatsu said.

Baker's two-week trial involved technical medical evidence from neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, and an eye pathologist, among other expert witnesses.

Akamatsu said a key part of the state's case against the 53-year-old was testimony from an Idaho Correction Center inmate who said Baker confessed to the killing while in prison for violating his terms of parole.

That's because Baker was on parole for forgery when he violently shook and killed his daughter.

Akamatsu said the guilty verdict represents almost three years of dealing with Baker's case in the district court system. Those legal wranglings include a mistrial, the death of Baker's defense attorney, and delays after Baker wasn't satisfied with the attorney appointed to represent him afterward.
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Baker did not testify during his trial.

The 53-year-old will be sentenced on July 12 at 9 a.m. by the Honorable Patrick Owen. He faces up to life in prison, with a 10-year minimum sentence.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/Boise-dad-f...204324211.html

[Tundratot]

Akamatsu said a key part of the state's case against the 53-year-old was testimony from an Idaho Correction Center inmate who said Baker confessed to the killing while in prison for violating his terms of parole.

You'd think inmates would learn not to confess to their buds. . . .

Akamatsu said the guilty verdict represents almost three years of dealing with Baker's case in the district court system. Those legal wranglings include a mistrial, the death of Baker's defense attorney, and delays after Baker wasn't satisfied with the attorney appointed to represent him afterward.

Well, he managed through luck and happenstance to postpone this day for a long while. I'm sure he'll find ways to appeal, too.