Monday, August 15, 2011
New psychologist report could shed light on Daniel Baker’s capabilities to stand trial.
After a court psychologist deemed Daniel Baker mentally fit to stand trial for murder back in May, the 23-year-old’s defense decided to conduct its own examination. In court Friday, Baker’s lawyers said they might be challenging the original court psychologist’s decision now that they’ve got new data. Earlier: Judge Approves Doctor Visit for Baker in Jail. The Deerfield man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Vernon Hills resident Marina Aksman in 2010. Authorities claim Baker beat Aksman to death with a baseball bat. At the time of the murder, he was dating her daughter Kristina. According to officials, he’s currently being held at the Lake County jail in an administrative segregation unit because of bad behavior. On …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Daniel Baker moved to segregated unit because of misbehavior.
Accompanied by two armed guards, 23-year-old Daniel Baker appeared before Judge Fred Foreman in Lake County court Wednesday. “The jail has had some disciplinary issues with him,” Assistant State’s Attorney Patricia Fix commented about the Deerfield native who faces first-degree murder charges. According to TribLocal, Baker has been moved to a segregated unit at the Lake County Jail because he threatened to kill corrections officers on June 26. That's why he was wearing a red shirt in court on Wednesday. A decision on whether there would be a mental fitness hearing for Baker was scheduled for Wednesday but that decision has been postponed until July 7. Baker is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Vernon Hills resident …
Friday, June 3, 2011
Daniel Baker’s attorneys seek court psychologist report.
Accused murderer Daniel Baker appeared before Judge Fred Foreman in Lake County court Friday Morning for a status hearing. The 23-year-old Deerfield man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Vernon Hills resident Marina Aksman in 2010. Authorities claim Baker beat Aksman to death with a baseball bat. At the time of the murder, he was dating her daughter Kristina. In court Friday, the defense asked to look at court psychologist Karen Chantry’s 17-page report on Baker. According to Assistant State’s Attorney Patricia Fix they want access to her raw data so their own experts can review it. Back in May, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Chantry deemed Baker mentally fit to stand trial. Baker will be back in court on June 15 at …
Wynn Anderson
3:27 am on Friday, September 7, 2012
The report obtained from the police stated that the husband was not home at 4 AM? The Daughter just stood by and watched, and no charges filed for her involvement? A week to catch a Murder suspect driving a stolen white SUV belonging to the murdered? Where are the original articles regarding the case? They have seem to been erased....I got a call from his brother at the hospital at the time this … more ›