Carlisle, Pa.: “A pregnant Newville-area woman charged with murdering her 3-year-old son is asking to be freed from jail because her imprisonment constitutes ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ for her unborn child.” William C. Costopoulos, described as a local defense attorney and constitutional law expert, is quoted in the article commending defense attorney Karl Rominger for “creative lawyering” for raising the argument, but a district attorney says it has “no basis in law”. (Matt Miller, “Woman says jail ‘cruel,’ for fetus”, Harrisburg Patriot-News, Jan. 19).
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Carlisle, Pa.: “A pregnant Newville-area woman charged with murdering her 3-year-old son is asking to be freed from jail because her imprisonment constitutes ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ for her unborn child.” William C. Costopoulos, described as a local defense attorney and constitutional law expert, is quoted in the article commending defense attorney Karl Rominger for […]
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CARLISLE [pa – ed.]- A pregnant Newville-area woman charged with murdering her 3-year-old son is asking to be freed from jail because her imprisonment constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment” for her unborn child.
Defense attorney Karl Rominger …