Posted 12:28 pm Thursday, July 26, 2012
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UPDATE: Judge Declares Mistrial - Jurors Weep As They See Photos Of Girl's Injuries
UPDATE:
By Dayna Worchel
Staff Writer
Smith County 114th District Judge Christi Kennedy granted a mistrial this afternoon in the case of Brian Pringle.
Pringle, 44, was charged with injury to a child and faced up to a life sentence.
By Dayna Worchel
Staff Writer
Smith County 114th District Judge Christi Kennedy granted a mistrial this afternoon in the case of Brian Pringle.
Pringle, 44, was charged with injury to a child and faced up to a life sentence.
Prosecutors played a portion of a police interview conducted with Pringle in which they referenced a polygraph the defendant had taken. The prosecutors were supposed to erase that portion of the tape dealing with the reference, but did not.
Judge Kennedy said in court that she did not think the failure to erase that portion was intentional. A new trial date has not yet been set. Defense Attorney Tonda Curry represented Pringle.
Judge Kennedy said in court that she did not think the failure to erase that portion was intentional. A new trial date has not yet been set. Defense Attorney Tonda Curry represented Pringle.
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By Dayna Worchel
Staff Writer
Jurors in the Smith County 114th District Court wiped their eyes this morning as they saw photos of a bruised 14-month-old baby being examined at the Children's Medical Center in Dallas.
By Dayna Worchel
Staff Writer
Jurors in the Smith County 114th District Court wiped their eyes this morning as they saw photos of a bruised 14-month-old baby being examined at the Children's Medical Center in Dallas.
Prosecutors showed the photos to the jury as Dr. Matthew Cox, a pediatrician who specializes in child abuse at that hospital in Dallas, testified in the second day of the trial for Brian Fredzell Pringle, 44. Pringle is charged with injury to a child and faces up to life in prison if he is convicted.
Cox testified before the jury that the baby had suffered paralysis on the left side of her body after suffering strokes and damage to the right side of her brain as a result of injuries she received on Sept. 5.
The photos showed bruises on the baby's buttocks and thighs, which extended down to her knee. Cox testified that the baby could not have received the injuries from accidental falls as the child's mother had testified on Tuesday.
“They were not consistent with falling down,” he said.
The photos showed bruises on the baby's buttocks and thighs, which extended down to her knee. Cox testified that the baby could not have received the injuries from accidental falls as the child's mother had testified on Tuesday.
“They were not consistent with falling down,” he said.
