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Ind. Law - "2 Indiana legislators want longer sentence for killing fetus"
Jon Murray has this story today in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:An Indianapolis bank shooting that resulted in the deaths of a teller's unborn twins has sparked legislation that would lead to harsher penalties for such crimes. Two separate proposals...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 1, 2009 08:55 AM
Ind. Law - "Tragic cases often spur fetal homicide laws"
Deanna Martin, writing today for the AP, has a long article on fetal homicide. The article starts by referencing Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi's call for a strengthened law after the recent death of two unborn twins in a bank...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 30, 2008 09:12 AM
Ind. Courts - "Should drug-addicted pregnant women be criminalized?"
Angela Mapes Turner of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette had a lengthy story last Sunday, April 27th, headed: "Pregnant addicts blur crime debate: Authorities waver on punishment for neglect, abuse." Some quotes from the thoughtful report:In December 2006, police say,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 1, 2008 02:34 PM
Law - Interesting juxtaposition of legal views this week
Earlier this week the ILB pointed to Justice Scalia's 60 Minutes interview. After reading Jon Murray's story in the Indianapolis Star this morning headed "Brizzi aims to expand fetal homicide laws: Deaths of unborn twins lead prosecutor to seek language...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 30, 2008 09:17 AM
Law - Kentucky Supreme Court rules on homicide against fetus issue
"Homicide count OK for fetus: Kentucky court backs charges if unborn child is called viable," is the headline today to this story in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Some quotes:The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned a 21-year-old decision that barred homicide charges...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 18, 2004 07:51 AM