Suspect is infatuated with a beautiful actress who is an…

Question Answered step-by-step Suspect is infatuated with a beautiful actress who is an… Suspect is infatuated with a beautiful actress who is an anti-abortion activist. Suspect has been stalking this actress for two years–attending all rallies that she does–writing her letters–hovering in the area near her home. After hearing actress make a speech denouncing abortion clinics, suspect has an idea that he thinks will impress actress. Suspect plans to stake out the clinic and kill a woman entering the clinic. He thinks this will impress actress enough that she will fall in love with him. Suspect stakes out the clinic with a shotgun. He sets his sights on a 27-year-old pregnant woman entering the clinic. She is 7 months pregnant and ineligible for abortion under normal procedures, but she didn’t know that when entering. Suspect shoots the woman and flees the scene. Woman is taken to the Hospital where it is discovered that she was pregnant. The fetus is dead, although there is medical evidence suggesting that it could have survived independently from the womb if the mother wouldn’t have been shot. Woman is in a coma from the incident and is on life support. She remains on life support for 18 months, when suddenly a relative surface with a living will signed by woman. It indicates that woman would not want to use artificial means to preserve her life. Life support measures are terminated, and woman dies within two days. Suspect is disappointed to learn that actress is not impressed with his antics. Actress has turned all of Suspect’s letters over to law enforcement, and eventually the investigation leads to suspect. How many counts of Homicide can/should be filed against suspect? What legal problems or issues do you see with these charges? Assess the suspect’s likelihood of success if he argues the Insanity defense under State law. What if any flaws and problems do you see with the defense in this case?  Law Social Science Criminal Justice CRIMINAL J CJAD 311 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)