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Greatday · 02-13-2009, 05:47 PM

Baby dies a week after pregnant mother was shot, killed

A baby boy delivered prematurely after his mother was fatally shot last week has died.

Cornell Angel Bollinger passed away Thursday at a Phoenix-area hospital.

Hours later, a grand jury in Pinal County Superior Court indicted Ronald Thompson, 31, on a second count of first-degree murder.

Baby dies a week after pregnant mother was shot, killed

Agree or disagree?

cuebald · 02-13-2009, 06:14 PM

I doubt they will be able to make it stick.

macmeal · 02-13-2009, 06:16 PM

I agree with the "murder" charge...but that's just me; I happen to regard unborn children as "people". If I favored abortion, on the other hand, I'm not sure HOW I'd call this one......good question.

Greatday · 02-13-2009, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuebald

I doubt they will be able to make it stick.

It has before in Arizona

Lindsey_Mcfarren · 02-13-2009, 06:21 PM

I have no problem with this at all. I thought legally if a fetus was past a certain age, this kind of case could be pursued under these circumstances.

tablemtn · 02-13-2009, 06:38 PM

Sure. It should be an added incentive not to commit crimes of violence against pregnant women.

th3vault · 02-13-2009, 10:32 PM

Sure.

The death of the baby was a result of the murder of the mother, and when death occurs during or as the result of the commission of a felony, then that death is felony murder.

Unstable · 02-14-2009, 12:49 AM

This law has been on the books for a while, th3vault has summarized it correctly.

MovingForward · 02-14-2009, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macmeal

I agree with the "murder" charge...but that's just me; I happen to regard unborn children as "people". If I favored abortion, on the other hand, I'm not sure HOW I'd call this one......good question.

I don't know anyone who "favors" abortion.

Who?Me?! · 02-14-2009, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macmeal

I agree with the "murder" charge...but that's just me; I happen to regard unborn children as "people". If I favored abortion, on the other hand, I'm not sure HOW I'd call this one......good question.

Not sure what this has to do with abortion.....

But no one favors abortion....well, there is a few but they're republicans so maybe ya don't wanna go there.