MATTHEW CRAMER - 2 months (2009) - Milwaukee WI

A 24-year-old Milwaukee man was found guilty Friday of first-degree
reckless homicide in the February 2009 beating death of his infant son.
The same jury also found Michael L. Cramer guilty of bail jumping for contact he made
with his wife, the child's mother. He faces up to 60 years in prison at
his sentencing June 15.
Cramer injured the child, Matthew Cramer, on Feb. 17, 2009, while his wife was at a
doctor's appointment. Cramer was initially charged with child abuse, and
he fled to Illinois after posting bail. Candace Cramer fought to have
Michael Cramer's parental rights severed so she could make end-of-life
decisions for Matthew, who was comatose for months and died in September.
Though she testified against Michael Cramer during his trial this week, she became
extremely upset when the jury returned its guilty verdicts Friday, said
Assistant District Attorney Kevin Shomin, who prosecuted the case.
Candace Cramer was arrested by sheriff's deputies outside the courtroom of Milwaukee
County Circuit Judge Kevin Martens, who presided at the trial. She was
being held late Friday at the Milwaukee County Jail, but details of her
arrest were not available.
She and Michael Cramer have two other children.