State v. Cutro
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
Appellant Brenda Gail Cutro was convicted of one count of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We reverse.
FACTS
In 1993, appellant and her husband operated a day care center in their home. During that year, two infants died while in their care. A third child was diagnosed with Shaken Baby Syndrome. Appellant was convicted of murder for the September 1993 death of four-month-old Ashlan Daniel. The death of Parker Colson in January 1993 and the June 1993 diagnosis of Asher Maier with Shaken Baby Syndrome were admitted into evidence as prior bad acts at appellant’s trial. 1
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