Criminal
Feb. 23, 2022
Judge mulls reversal of manslaughter conviction for drug-caused stillbirth
At the crux of the case is whether or not California’s murder statute allows for the prosecution of women who babies are stillborn as a result of the mother’s illegal drug use. The issue is being contested between District Attorney Keith L. Fagundes and Adora Perez’s defense attorneys and Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed a brief in support of Perez’s petition in January.
A Kings County woman will have to wait to see if her manslaughter conviction arising from a stillbirth when she was taking methamphetamines will be reversed and vacated after a superior court judge ruled Tuesday to take her habeas corpus petition under submission.
Judge Valerie R. Chrissakis is expected to issue a ruling by March 17. If the conviction is reversed, Adora Pere...
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