Rosa Jimenez is innocent.
District Attorney Margaret Moore is keeping her in prison.
Judges have already told DA Moore that Rosa is innocent and have ordered her release or a new trial.
Now DA Moore needs to hear from you.
Rosa has been incarcerated since 2003 for a crime she didn’t commit.
When a child in Rosa’s care accidentally choked on a wad of paper towels, prosecutors and police turned the tragedy into a murder conviction.
Rosa’s trial was flawed, and the evidence against her has been debunked.
Rosa’s lawyer mishandled the only issue in the case. He chose to call only one expert, who had no relevant experience and did not prepare for the trial. While on the stand, the expert cursed at the prosecutors. After reviewing the record, Judge Baird said that in his decades-long career, he had “never seen such unprofessional and biased conduct from any witness” and that Rosa was worse off than if she hadn’t had an expert at all.
The State relied on junk science to get its conviction. The experts all testified that an accidental choking would have been “impossible.” They argued that two-year-olds don't put paper in their mouths and don't have the dexterity to wad-up paper towels. One expert even speculated that "blood gas readings" showed that Rosa delayed seeking help. But the experts provided no scientific basis for their theories. There was none.
Pediatric airway and critical-care experts from the nation’s top children’s hospital testified at post-conviction hearings. Unlike the "expert" who testified at trial, these witnesses credibly rebutted the State's flawed medical evidence. These experts testified about known incidents of similarly aged children choking on similar or larger objects. They also testified that this case had none of the hallmarks of an intentional act.