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Professor Gross Weighs in on Prosecution of Chemical Endangerment Cases

Professor John Gross recently told ProPublica there is a disparity in the way prosecutors in Alabama’s 67 counties have applied the “chemical endangerment of a child” statute.

“Each county is its own little fiefdom,” said Gross, director of the Law School’s criminal defense clinic. “You get vastly different results in terms of how the cases are prosecuted.”

For more, read “When the Womb Is a Crime Scene.”