Jack asks Abbie to try a case involving a young mother accused of starving her baby to death.Jack asks Abbie to try a case involving a young mother accused of starving her baby to death.Jack asks Abbie to try a case involving a young mother accused of starving her baby to death.
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- TriviaThis episode aired just a few months before New York State enacted the Abandoned Infant Protection Act. Its intent was to save the lives of unwanted newborns. Under the law, parent(s) could leave unwanted newborns five days of age or younger at a hospital or a police, fire, or rescue station. The child then becomes a ward of the state, and the parent(s) are automatically declared unfit and lose all legal guardianship. Under the first version of this law, a parent could potentially face criminal charges for child abandonment, especially if the child was harmed or otherwise mistreated, such as being malnourished or dehydrated. In August 2010, the law was amended to allow unwanted infants who were 30 days old or younger to be left at a "safe haven" location, which by that time had expanded to include churches, 24-hour mini-marts, and even some Walmart stores. The law was also amended to incentivize parent(s) to plan a baby's abandonment at a safe haven so that the infant would be unharmed. The new amendment states that any parent(s) who delivers their infant to a safe haven as prescribed by law cannot be held criminally liable if the child is safe, healthy, and unharmed at the time of its being left at a safe haven. The new amendments also allowed parent(s) the option of remaining anonymous when leaving a child at a safe haven location.
- GoofsIn this case, the husband assists and (apparently) testifies against his own wife. This is inadmissible as evidence for the prosecution. This is true as of the date of this (at the time) present day broadcast. It is also clearly a legal mistake.
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A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Judge Steinman gave Amy Beltran one and a half to four and a half years in prison.
D.A. Adam Schiff: With one year for Jimmy Beltran, that's less three years between the both of them. Talk about a throwaway child.
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: [Adam leaves] I'm not happy about this.
Jack McCoy: You tried the case you had.
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: But I chose the case.
Jack McCoy: Tomorrow is another day, Abbie.
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He points the finger at her, she points the finger at him. Reasonable doubt.
An apartment's owner,after weeks without any news of the tenants, brought a new couple to see the flat. They noticed some blood stains next to the crib. The lodgers left the place with a big suitcase the last time super saw them. Unfortunately, they had no connection with neighbours but detectives managed to reach the father's parents. Maybe her girlfriend dumped him and he came back to his family. He attended the local church, the priest and a parisher said he was a very quiet guy (despite he had bad temper). His wife (Tessa Ghylin) worked part-time in a video store but they both found it hard to be parents. Who is the bad parent after all? The baby was put in a bag and buried alive in the grandfather's courtyard. Anyway he was previously starved to death, medical examiner said. Breastfeed is the issue.
We see in this episode sometimes a eighteen years old girl couldn't manage to deal with the burden of a child. He drove her crazy, but the husband gave her no support. Defense attorney was a heartless piece of cake, trial didn't progress the way it should have done, but Abbie did very good her job.
We see in this episode sometimes a eighteen years old girl couldn't manage to deal with the burden of a child. He drove her crazy, but the husband gave her no support. Defense attorney was a heartless piece of cake, trial didn't progress the way it should have done, but Abbie did very good her job.
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- Mrpalli77
- May 19, 2018
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