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Double Jeopardy and Feticide
07:09 - 17:34 (10:25)
The state of Louisiana violated double jeopardy by using the same evidence to convict the petitioner of both attempted manslaughter and first degree feticide for killing the mother of his unborn child. The destruction of evidence by a funeral home treated the deceased fetus as mere evidence, rather than a life lost, while ignoring the rights of the defendant in the process.
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The state of Louisiana used evidence from an attempted manslaughter charge to convict a man of first-degree feticide, despite his wife's belief that the unborn child was alive.
07:09 - 12:21 (05:12)
Summary
The state of Louisiana used evidence from an attempted manslaughter charge to convict a man of first-degree feticide, despite his wife's belief that the unborn child was alive. However, the wife was suffering from extreme blood loss and shock.
ChapterDouble Jeopardy and Feticide
EpisodeMr. Nice Guy part 3
PodcastReal Life Real Crime
The state of Powell's case ignored the rights of the defendant by violating double jeopardy when convicting him of both feticide and murder as they used the same evidence to support both convictions.
12:21 - 17:34 (05:13)
Summary
The state of Powell's case ignored the rights of the defendant by violating double jeopardy when convicting him of both feticide and murder as they used the same evidence to support both convictions. However, the petitioner did not possess the mental element necessary for a first degree feticide conviction.