| Docket # | SJC-10895 |
| Date | November 9, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Criminal-- Whether the defendant can be convicted of involuntary manslaughter by wanton or reckless conduct in connection with childbirth at home without medical assistance resulting in the death of the fetus. |
| Appealed From | Worcester Superior Court; Justice Peter W. Agnes, Jr. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Pugh: Peter L. Ettenberg |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Ellyn H. Lazar-Moore |
| Amici Curiae | American Civil Liberties Union; Committee for Public Counsel Services |
