"Baby" Jane Doe - 6 months - Chilton County AL

Death of Chilton County 6-month-old under investigation

The death of a 6-month-old girl is under investigation by the Chilton County Sheriff's Office, local sources reported.
Patrick Stephen Compton, a boyfriend of the child's mother, has been
charged with felony aggravated child abuse in connection with the
investigation.
An autopsy was performed, but it could be several weeks before the results are known, Sheriff Kevin Davis told the newspaper.

An autopsy performed Sunday will determine whether charges will be filed in relation to the death of a 6-month-old girl.

The girl died Saturday at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. The Alabama Department of Forensic Science conducted the autopsy, the results of which will be shared with the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Kevin Davis said it could take weeks for a final autopsy report to be delivered.

Patrick Stephen Compton, a boyfriend of the child’s mother, was arrested Dec. 15 on felony aggravated child abuse charges in North Chilton County, according to Davis. Compton posted a $50,000 bond and was released from the Chilton County Jail on Dec. 17.

The child abuse charges stem from injuries that resulted in the child being brought to Children’s Hospital, where she had been the past two weeks, Davis said.

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Death of Chilton County 6-month-old under investigation
By The Birmingham News | Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 5:09 PM

A boyfriend of the child's mother has been charged with felony aggravated child abuse in connection with the investigation, the Clanton Advertiser reported....

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Chilton County jury unable to reach verdict in death of 5-month-old, the Clanton Advertiser reports

on October 17, 2012 at 9:25 PM



(Birmingham News files)


CHILTON COUNTY, Alabama -- A Chilton County jury was unable to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a 29-year-old Calera man charged in the Dec. 15, 2009 death of a 5-month-old, The Clanton Advertiser reported.

Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds declared a mistrial and is expected to set a new trial date for Patrick Compton, the newspaper reported.


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Defense doubts man will be convicted in child’s death

By Stephen Dawkins Published 11:59am Thursday, October 18, 2012


Defense attorneys representing a man charged with murder in the death of a 5-month-old child don’t think the defendant will be convicted–even if there is another trial.

Patrick Compton, 29, stood accused of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide earlier this month; but after deliberation, a mistrial was declared because the 12-person jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict.

“The jury could likely have been leaning toward a ‘not guilty’ verdict, or certainly to one of the lesser charges,” Walter Hayden, who is representing Compton along with Ali Garrett, wrote in a letter to The Clanton Advertiser.

A child abuse charge against Compton was dropped before the trial began on Oct. 1 at the Chilton County Courthouse.

Judge Sibley Reynolds declared the mistrial on Oct. 5.

The incident that led to the child’s death occurred on Dec. 15, 2009 at Compton’s residence on County Road 969 in Jemison.

The child belonged to Compton’s girlfriend, Johnna Phillips.

“We would like to state that there was great conflict in the state’s testimony as to what happened, particularly in regard to the testimony of their expert witnesses, and we do not ever think that the charge as presented can sustain a conviction to murder,” Hayden wrote.

Compton took the stand in his defense at the trial, as well as other witnesses.

District Attorney Randall Houston’s office confirmed that prosecutors will continue to pursue the case to a second trial.

“We both consider representing Patrick one of the great honors of our legal careers and our lives,” Hayden wrote about himself and Garrett. “We wholly believe in the fundamental principles of justice, both having defended and prosecuted people over the years. We look forward to this case being presented to the court and people of Chilton County again.”



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