Two times, Baltimore City juries have heard the evidence against Erik Stoddard. Two times, they have chosen to convict him of the second-degree murder of his girlfriend?s 3-year-old daughter, Calen Dirubbo.

But after each conviction, judges have intervened, agreeing with Stoddard?s attorney?s arguments that technical violations during the trials render his convictions void.

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