Peterson found guilty

[tek]

I think it means he killed Lacy on purpose, but indirectly killed the unborn baby. They would have had to prove that he stabbed the baby to give him 1st degree on that charge.

[Al Mirpuri]

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How can anyone be found guilty of 1st degree murder for the wife and 2nd degree murder for the unborn child, who's due in a month?

That means he pre-meditated his wife's murder but "accidentally" killed his kid. Doesn't make sense. He had to know she was pregnant, whether he liked it or not, when she's in for 8 months...

Going to retrial.. The jurors were stupid.

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The "doctrine of double effect" may have come into play. It is the primary intention that counts. He intended to kill his wife. Because he killed his wife, he killed the foetus/baby too.