Lawyers For Dr Riley Ask To Inspect Fetus In Abortion Murder Case


Lawyers for Dr. Nicola Riley, charged with murder accused of killing a fetus during a late-term abortion at a Elkton Maryland clinic have motioned the *Cecil County Circuit Court to allow them to inspect specimens of that fetus.
*Riley and 55-year-old Dr. Steven Brigham of Voorhees, N.J., have been charged with murder in the death of a fetus, Brigham with 5 counts. While in and of itself late term abortion is legal in the state of Maryland, the charges stem from the fact that Brigham, licensed in New Jersey, was not licensed to practice in Md., and Riley knew this yet knowingly practiced in Md. along side him. Riley is licensed in Md.
Stuart O. Simms, one of Riley’s lawyers, filed the motion asking the judge to order the State Medical Examiner’s Office to allow a defense expert to inspect any specimens identified as Male Fetus Brewer.… (Continued...)



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