State v. Merrill
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
Defendant has been indicted for first- and second-degree murder of Gail Anderson and also for first- and second-degree murder of her “unborn child.” The trial court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the charges relating to the unborn child but certified for appellate review two questions:
1. Do Minn.Stat. §§ 609.2661(1) and .2662(1) (1988) [the unborn child homicide statutes] violate the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, by failing to distinguish between viable fetuses and nonviable…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Maher v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Webster v. Reproductive Health ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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