State v. Vargas

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] A jury found Defendant, Alfredo Vargas, guilty of attempted fetal homicide. He appeals, alleging that attempted fetal homicide is a legal impossibility and that the circuit court made erroneous evidentia-ry rulings. We reverse.

Background

[¶ 2.] A jury found Defendant guilty of attempted fetal homicide. During the trial, the jury heard from Lisa Homes. Homes testified that she learned that she was pregnant with Defendant’s child in February of 2010. She told Defendant about her pregnancy, and he indicated that he wanted her to obtain an abortion. Homes did not want to…