Kalamazoo babysitter will face new trial after 2019 murder conviction overturned
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Bryant Rolland Jr. sits alongside his attorney Keith Turpel during trial Nov. 13, 2019 at the Kalamazoo County Courthouse in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Rolland, who was convicted of first-degree murder, as well as on one count of first-degree child abuse in the August 2017 murder of 11-month-old Jaceyon Downey, was sentenced to life in prison. His conviction was vacated on Dec. 9, 2020 after Turpel was found to have provided ineffective counsel. Rolland will now receive a second trial.Emil Lippe | MLive.com
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KALAMAZOO, MI Nearly 12 months after he was sentenced to life in prison, Bryant Rolland Jr. has learned he will see another day in court for the alleged 2017 murder of 11-month-old Jaceyon Downey.