Photos: Court hearing considers fate of Baby Dinah

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Photos: Court hearing considers fate of Baby Dinah

Photos: A judge in Walton County is being asked to decide whether a badly-beaten infant should be removed from life support. Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson is hearing a motion this morning filed by the guardian ad litem for Dinah Paige Whited.

Justin Whited, father of the infant Dinah Paige Whited, appears in court on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, during a hearing to consider whether Baby Dinah should be removed from life support. Walton County Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson is hearing a motion filed by the guardian ad litem for the badly-beaten infant. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Jamie Whited, mother of the infant Dinah Paige Whited, appears in court on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, during a hearing to consider whether Baby Dinah should be removed from life support. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Justin Whited reacts to a video the documents the condition and care of his infant daughter Dinah Whited. Justin has been charged with beating her so badly that the girl suffered bleeding on the brain, two broken collar bones and breaks in every rib but three. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Jamie Whited reacts to a video the documents the condition and care of her infant daughter Dinah Whited. Jamie has been charged with child cruelty, under the assertion that she failed to protect her child. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Justin Whited reacts to a video the documents the condition and care of his infant daughter Dinah Whited. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Jamie Whited reacts to a video the documents the condition and care of her infant daughter Dinah Whited. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Justin Whited reacts to a video the documents the condition and care of his infant daughter Dinah Whited. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

A judge in Walton County is being asked to decide whether a badly-beaten infant should be removed from life support. Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson is hearing a motion on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, filed by the guardian ad litem for Dinah Paige Whited. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Justin Whited, father of the infant Dinah Paige Whited, appears in court on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, during a hearing to consider whether Baby Dinah should be removed from life support. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

A judge in Walton County is being asked to decide whether a badly-beaten infant should be removed from life support. Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson is hearing a motion on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, filed by the guardian ad litem for Dinah Paige Whited. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Walton County Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson speaks from the bench during a hearing to decide whether the infant Dinah Paige Whited should be removed from life support. Dickinson is considering a motion filed by the guardian ad litem for the badly-beaten infant. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

Justin Whited, father of the infant Dinah Paige Whited, appears in court on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, during a hearing to consider whether Baby Dinah should be removed from life support. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

A judge in Walton County is being asked to decide whether a badly-beaten infant should be removed from life support. Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson is hearing a motion on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, filed by the guardian ad litem for Dinah Paige Whited. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

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Justin Whited, father of the infant Dinah Paige Whited, appears in court on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, during a hearing to consider whether Baby Dinah should be removed from life support. Walton County Juvenile Court Judge David Dickinson is hearing a motion filed by the guardian ad litem for the badly-beaten infant. (BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.com)

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