The petition by attorney William M. Norris✓ says the “unborn child” is innocent and should be discharged from jail so it can receive proper care. That would require Harrell to be released until the child is born, the writ argues.
Harrell, 24, has been jailed without bond since July, when she was accused of fatally shooting another woman and charged with second-degree murder. She was six weeks pregnant at the time and, now eight months along, says the jail staff has endangered the fetus by refusing proper prenatal care and putting her in situations like the incident in the inmate transport van.
“An unborn child has rights independent of its mother, even though it’s still in the womb,” Norris told The Washington Post. “The unborn child has been deprived of due process of law in this incarceration. You simply have to have the unborn child as a factor in the equation.” second-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison. She pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to stand trial in April.
The habeas corpus petition, which was filed Thursday, claims detention center employees have failed and refused to provide medical care or
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