Legal Opinion
Akers v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 19, 2025No. 7/24Published
1Opinion of the Court
Moira E. Akers v. State of Maryland, No. 7, September Term, 2024, Opinion by Booth, J. RELEVANCY—EVIDENCE OF INTERNET SEARCHES PERTAINING TO ABORTION. A woman’s internet searches about terminating a pregnancy during a period in which she would be able to legally obtain an abortion in this State were irrelevant as a matter of law to show her intent to kill or harm a newborn many months later at birth. The abortion searches were not probative of motive or intent to kill or harm a child. The predicate fact—lawfully contemplating the termination of a pregnancy—does not support the inferences…
2Cases cited84 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
- King v. BankerdCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
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