Friday, June 18, 2010
No Charges For Expectant Mothers
KENTUCKY...
A state Supreme Court ruling could stop endangerment charges from being filed against expectant mothers who use illegal drugs. Justices on Thursday kicked out the wanton endangement indictment against Ina Cochran, a central Kentucky mother whose baby tested positive for cocaine after being born at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Prosecutors in Casey County brought charges against Cochran four years ago. A trial judge dismissed the indictment. The Kentucky Court of Appeals later reversed the trial judge's decision. In overturning the Court of Appeals ruling, the Supreme Court concluded that Cochran's alleged conduct didn't constitute a crime under Kentucky law.
A state Supreme Court ruling could stop endangerment charges from being filed against expectant mothers who use illegal drugs. Justices on Thursday kicked out the wanton endangement indictment against Ina Cochran, a central Kentucky mother whose baby tested positive for cocaine after being born at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Prosecutors in Casey County brought charges against Cochran four years ago. A trial judge dismissed the indictment. The Kentucky Court of Appeals later reversed the trial judge's decision. In overturning the Court of Appeals ruling, the Supreme Court concluded that Cochran's alleged conduct didn't constitute a crime under Kentucky law.
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