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Monday, February 27, 2012  A Genesee County judge sentenced the man convicted of torturing and murdering 4-year-old Dominick Calhoun to life in prison. Brandon Hayes was convicted in January on ten counts, including first- and second-degree murder.  Judge Richard Yuille also sentenced Dominick’s mother, Corrine Baker, to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder.

Saturday, February 11, 2012  First ever Best Interest of Children Summit in Caro

Thursday, January 19, 2012  After just two hours of deliberations, a jury found Brandon Hayes guilty on all ten counts, including first degree felony murder, second degree felony murder and torture.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Family says there's justice, but no healing

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Testimony has ended in the murder trial of Brandon Hayes in Genesee county. The jury won't begin deliberations until Thursday but today the family of the four-year-old victim Dominick Calhoun is calling for the death penalty which Michigan doesn't have.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Corrine's family says Corrine lies and manipulates

Monday, January 09, 2012  The murder trial of Brandon Hayes, accused of torturing and killing his live-in-girlfriend's four year old son Dominick Calhoun in April of 2010, continued today in Genesee County in Judge Richard B. Yuille's courtroom.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  Dominick Calhoun – a blonde-haired, blue-eyed 4-year-old remembered for his bright personality - was discovered moaning, almost dead, lying on the floor when police arrived on scene on April 11, 2010. Little Dominick died the next day.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  The jury is seated in the case against Brandon Hayes, the man accused of beating and killing a 4-year-old boy to death in April 2010.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  The group took the effort to Lansing Thursday as the proposed law was being introduced to lawmakers

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Brandon Hayes faces 13 to 30 years in prison if convicted of the murder of Dominick Calhoun. Do you think that's an adequate sentence?