Man being prosecuted in NM under Unborn Victims of Violence Act



AP: “Federal prosecutors in New Mexico believe they may be the first to use a 2004 law to charge someone with killing a fetus while causing the death or injury of the mother. Charges against Frederick Beach, accused of beating his pregnant girlfriend to death, include one under the Unborn Victims of Violence Act . . . “


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Published Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:18 PM
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