Shaken Baby Case Deadlocked Again
The jury in the trial of a Placer County nanny accused of shaking a baby to death in 2006 is deadlocked, causing the judge to declare a mistrial today.
At around 3:20 p.m. a spokesperson for the jury announced that they were “hopelessly deadlocked.” The jury was split 9-3 in favor of a not guilty verdict for the defendant, Veronica Salcedo.
The jury announced a deadlock this morning, but was was ordered back into deliberation by the judge. Salcedo’s first trial also ended in a mistrial because that jury was also deadlocked.
The case has drawn a lot of public attention due in large part to Scott Juceam, Hanna’s father, who has vigorously campaigned for new laws to protect infants from shaken baby syndrome and started an awareness campaign to prevent child abuse. He’s also apparently someone to be feared, according to Salcedo’s attorney, Mary Beth Acton, who obtained a restraining order against Juceam.
Salcedo is accusing of shaking then 15-month-old Hanna Juceam to death while the child was in her care in 2006.
If Salcedo is found guilty, she could face 25 years to life in prison.
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