There's a slew of cases that come up for the killer being charged with multiple counts (three counts for a guy who killed a woman pregnant with twins in LA). But this one caught my eye… evidently it's a state law in North Carolina (and, according to the article, 37 other states!) that if a person kills a pregnant woman, even if the killer is unaware she is pregnant, s/he can be charged with multiple counts of murder. I would think it would be an appeals nightmare.
Quote:In 2011, the bill was introduced again and passed. Governor Bev Perdue signed it into law in April. North Carolina was the last state in the South and the 37th state in the country to pass a similar law.http://www.wcnc.com/news/Suspect-could-f...00078.html
