Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Gaskell
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 1993No. 90-5958PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, Robert Gaskell, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter of his infant daughter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112. He appeals his conviction, arguing that a government witness was allowed to conduct an unscientific and prejudicial demonstration of “shaken baby syndrome,” using a model of an infant. Gaskell also contends that the district court improperly excluded the testimony of a defense expert witness and erroneously instructed the jury on the required elements of proof for involuntary manslaughter. We REVERSE Gas-kell’s conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
Robert…
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