Patrick Wilson: The Virginian-Pilot: February 11, 2011
A Norfolk man pleaded no contest to felony homicide in the death of his infant son, according to the commonwealth's attorney's office.
Ladaidrius Markeese Batton, 22, will face five to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced May 17. He entered his plea Thursday in Circuit Court.
According to court records, Batton conceded that evidence showed he was caring for his 2-month-old son, Ladaidrius Batton Jr., on Oct. 28, 2009, when he "inflicted massive head trauma" on his son when the baby was crying.
Medical experts determined that the baby died of brain injuries caused by "shaken baby syndrome."
Batton had told his girlfriend, the baby's mother, that she should go to a concert while he watched the baby at their Norfolk apartment.
After the baby became unresponsive, Batton tried to perform CPR on him.
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/norfolk-man-pleads-no-contest-death-infant-son
A Norfolk man pleaded no contest to felony homicide in the death of his infant son, according to the commonwealth's attorney's office.
According to court records, Batton conceded that evidence showed he was caring for his 2-month-old son, Ladaidrius Batton Jr., on Oct. 28, 2009, when he "inflicted massive head trauma" on his son when the baby was crying.
Medical experts determined that the baby died of brain injuries caused by "shaken baby syndrome."
Batton had told his girlfriend, the baby's mother, that she should go to a concert while he watched the baby at their Norfolk apartment.
After the baby became unresponsive, Batton tried to perform CPR on him.
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/norfolk-man-pleads-no-contest-death-infant-son
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