64. The Road to Death Row was Paved with Bad CPR: Sabrina Butler

Sabrina Butler was just 17 when she rushed her nine-month-old son, Walter Dean Butler, to the hospital. The doctors attempted to resuscitate Walter but he passed away that same day. Right after her son’s death, Sabrina was interviewed by the police. She told a story that included a fictional babysitter, she also said she went jogging at 10 PM at night. Although her stories followed a general theme, none of them seemed to add up. It did not look good for Sabrina, but it is important to remember that lying does not make someone a murderer. Sabrina insists she was pressured to sign a statement saying she punched her child when he would not stop crying. However, Sabrina's final version of events, and what her attorneys argued, was that Walter's injuries were from her attempts to provide CPR. She was put on trial and sentenced to death, but her story does not end there. Was Sabrina guilty of murdering her son? Listen now to hear the rest. https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/1992/90-dp-0449-1.html https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/womenondeathrow.pdf https://casetext.com/case/butler-v-state-761 https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/2017/07/01/sabrina-butler-smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Butler https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3078