Carmen Mejia, serving a life sentence for the scalding death of a baby, could get a new trial thanks to a Texas law that allows judges to re-evaluate convictions based on outdated scientific knowledge.
An Austin woman convicted of murder nearly 20 years ago is fighting to get a new trial . Carmen Mejia is serving a life sentence for the scalding death of a 10-month-old baby who was in her care. The Texas ' junk science ' law is allowing a judge to evaluate whether 2005 testimony holds up to new scientific knowledge. Art Guerrero, the bailiff at Carmen Mejia’s 2005 murder trial , is credited with giving Mejia a chance to be proven innocent or given a new trial .
He noticed inconsistencies during the trial and contacted The Innocence Project, which is now leading the legal battle on the grounds Mejia’s conviction may have been based on so-called 'junk science.' In 2005, she was convicted of murder in the death of a 10-month-old baby in her care. Jurors found her guilty of intentionally submerging the baby in scalding bath water and delaying getting help to cover up her actions
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