Danyel Smith, convicted in the shaken-baby death of his son, could have left prison in exchange for a guilty plea. But he refused to “admit to something he did not do." ...

Danyel Smith was convicted of killing his infant son more than 20 years ago. He’s maintained his innocence since.

In 2003, a Gwinnett County jury convicted Danyel Smith of murdering his two-month-old son, Chandler. The state’s medical examiner ruled the boy’s death a homicide, caused by blunt force trauma.