Brief Challenging Admissibility of Abortion Contemplation and Lack of Prenatal Care and Invalid Miranda Waiver

This brief argues that evidence of abortion contemplation, lack of prenatal care, and other lawful prenatal decisions is irrelevant and unduly prejudicial when offered to prove postnatal homicidal intent. It further contends that statements obtained after police repeatedly misinformed the suspect about her right to appointed counsel must be suppressed because any waiver of counsel was not knowing, intelligent, or voluntary under the federal and Michigan constitutions.