by Michelle Sparrow | Jan 31, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
A grand jury handed up an indictment this week under North Carolina’s Unborn Victims of Violence Act, or Ethen’s Law. The law went into effect on Dec. 1, 2011, and the indictment marks the first application of the new statute. The defendant, a 22-year-old... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 17, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
This week, a House judiciary committee of the North Carolina General Assembly held its first hearing on a bill that seeks to make harming a fetus at any stage of the pregnancy a much more serious crime. The bill, known as House Bill 215, would allow a person charged...