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Sitter convicted in baby’s death will appeal

By: Associated Press//July 22, 2014//

Sitter convicted in baby’s death will appeal

By: Associated Press//July 22, 2014//

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Jeanette M. Janusiak sits next to attorney Eric Schulenburg during her murder trial in Baraboo, Wis. Janusiak, convicted in June, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after an infant died in her care. Janusiak, of Reedsburg, Wis., was convicted of killing 4-month-old Payten Rain Shearer, the daughter of her best friend. Janusiak accused detectives and prosecutors of twisting evidence to support the theory of her guilt and told Judge Patrick Taggart that someone else was responsible for the injuries the child suffered. (AP Photo/Baraboo News Republic, Tim Damos)
Jeanette Janusiak sits next to attorney Eric Schulenburg during her murder trial in Baraboo in June. Janusiak, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison after an infant died in her care, plans to appeal the ruling. (AP Photo/Baraboo News Republic, Tim Damos)

BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — The baby sitter found guilty in Sauk County of killing an infant in her care plans to appeal her conviction.

Jeanette Janusiak, of Reedsburg, was found guilty last month in the death of 4-month Payten Rain Shearer. The Baraboo News Republic says the woman’s attorney has filed paperwork in Sauk County Circuit Court of her intent to appeal the first-degree intentional homicide conviction.

The 27 year old was sentenced life in prison with the possibility of parole in 40 years.

Medical experts testified at trial that the child had been severely battered around the same time that Janusiak called 911.

Information from: Baraboo News Republic, http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr

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