The man accused of fatally beating a Davis toddler in 2014 is scheduled to go to trial on the two-year anniversary of the alleged crime.
Darnell D’Angelo Dorsey, 22, faces felony child assault charges in connection with the death of 20-month-old Cameron Morrison, the son of Dorsey’s girlfriend at the time.
At the latest of several trial-setting conferences in the case, Yolo Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson last week set a date of Jan. 25, 2016, for the matter to go before a jury. The case will be back in court Sept. 4 for a review.
Cameron died on Jan. 25, 2014, three days after his mother arrived home to find the unconscious toddler in Dorsey’s arms. Dorsey had been caring for Cameron and his older half-brother at their Olive Drive mobile home.
Dorsey has pleaded not guilty. He reportedly admitted slapping and shaking the boy, but said it was because he had become unresponsive after possibly choking on food.
Doctors testified at Dorsey’s preliminary hearing that Cameron was suffering from brain injuries, broken ribs and internal organ damage upon arriving at the hospital — some of the wounds indicating that he may have suffered from ongoing abuse.