7/31/2019 Wednesday Watch on Injustice, Edition 60 (07!18!2012)

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WednesdayWatchOn InjustIceBill BastukPresident ICH/Y

Dannielle HilleCommunications Coordinator

Jeffrey DeskovicEditor

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What Is Going On In Indiana?

In an article published in the Sunday July 15, 2012 edition ofThe Guardian, one of the United

Kingdoms leading news journals, New York reporter Ed Pilkington writes about apparent

efforts of Indianapolis, Indiana prosecutors to silence a defense counsel and her client in a case

of alleged murder.

The following are excerpts from The Guardian report on this baffling case;

The defendant 35 year old Bei Bei Shuai is charged with murder and attempted foeticide after

she attempted to kill herself by eating rat poison while eight months pregnant. Bei Bei Shuais

lawyer Linda Pence has filed papers with the Indiana courts in which she alleges that stateprosecutors are trying to intimidate and seek to silence the defendant and her counsel. She also

accuses the authorities of attempting to block her from building up the fighting fund that would

be essential if they are to mount an effective defence.

Last month the state of Indiana lodged a motion with the courts in Indianapolis calling for

Pence to be admonished for content contained in emails the defense lawyer circulated asking for

financial help in creating a fund for Shuai. The defendant was held in jail for more than a year

and faces a murder trial related to the death of her baby, Angel, who died three days after she

was delivered by emergency Caesarian.

The case is believed to be the first in 200 years of Indiana history in which a woman is beingprosecuted for murder over a suicide attempt while pregnant. Womens groups around the

country have warned that it could set a precedent in which the actions of a pregnant woman are

criminalized.

On Friday, Shuai turned down an offer from the prosecutors in which she would plea guilty to

attempted foeticide, carrying a sentence of up to 20 years in prison in return for the murder

charge being dropped.

Themove to have Shuais lawyer admonished has rung warning bells among criminal defense

lawyers across the US. Richard Kammen, a member of the National Association of Criminal

Defense Lawyers said that it was hard to fathom their thinking and what they want to get out ofthis.

For more information on this case and a copy of the entire article clickHERE

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