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Hall v Murphy (1960)- In 1960, the South Carolina Supreme Court applied the South Carolina wrongful death statute to an infant that died from injuries sustained while in utero. The Court determined that a fetus was a person separate from its mother once it had reached viability.

Fowler v Woodward(1964) - In this case, the South Carolina Supreme Court applied Hall v Murphy's precedent in understanding that someone can still be liable for wrongful death if a fetus is not born alive as long as injuries were sustained during viability.

State v Horne (1984) - The South Carolina murder statute was applied to a man who killed his nine months pregnant wife and was tried for both her murder and the murder of their child. The South Carolina Supreme court held that a fetus must be regarded as a person both civilly and criminally. Thus feticide was recognized under South Carolina Law.

Ex Parte Ankrom: Alabama (2013)

In 2013 the Supreme Court of Alabama decided whether Hope Ankrom and Amanda Helaine Borden Kimbrough's use of controlled substances during their pregnancies made them liable for chemical child endangerment. Hope Ankrom's child was born alive but with cocaine in its system, and Ankrom tested positive for cocaine and marijuana during her pregnancy. Amanda Helaine Borden Kimbrough's child died due to her use of methamphetamine during her pregnancy Both women filed motions to dismiss based upon the state statute not including an unborn fetus within the definition of a child. The court addressed these claims holding that the court of criminal appeals correctly interpreted the state statute, affirming that the chemical endangerment statute applied to unborn fetuses and affirming both women's convictions The court of criminal appeals cited Whitner v. South Carolina as a particularly compelling precedent in their finding of the interpretation of the chemical endangerment statute.

State v Aiwohi: Hawaii (2005)

The Supreme Court of Hawaii applied the precedent in Whitner v. South Carolina in 2005 when they decided if Tayshea Aiwohi's use of methamphetamine and the subsequent death of her fetus constituted manslaughter. The court cited Whitner as an example of case law in which the South Carolina court found that South Carolina statutes plain language maintained space for a viable fetus to be included in the definition of a child. However, the Hawaii Court of Appeals did not sustain a similar interpretation of the Hawaii statutes. The court held that the circuit court had erred in denying Aiwohi's motion to dismiss because her conviction was based upon insufficient and impermissible evidence. They felt that the evidence was insufficient due to the lack of textual implication within the Hawaii statute that a woman's conduct while pregnant justifies the criminalization of whether or not her baby is born alive.

State v Ard: South Carolina (1998)

In 1998 The Supreme Court of South Carolina utilized Whitner’s precedent to demonstrate that South Carolina criminal statutes assert that abuse or murder of a viable fetus is the same as that of a child or person. In this case, Ard was charged with the murder of both his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn but viable son. The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the lower court and held that the legislature intended to include the murder of a viable fetus within the definition of the murder of a child.

State v Deborah J.Z : Wisconsin (1999)

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined whether a woman could be charged with attempted first-degree homicide and reckless injury for drinking alcohol during late-term pregnancy. In 1999 Deborah J.Z was drinking alcohol before being taken to a hospital and getting a cesarian section. Her child had some symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome at birth. The Court looked at Whitner to determine other states' precedents concerning the criminalization of conduct referencing a viable fetus. They held that Whitner was the only instance of a court of appeals upholding the criminalization of maternal acts upon unborn fetuses. The Court of Appeals determined that under Wisconsin statutes, an unborn fetus is not constituted as a person because the statutes require that a person be "born alive". They then reversed Deborah J.Z.'s conviction because she could not be found guilty of first-degree attempted murder or reckless injury as these charges did not extend to a viable fetus.

Furgison v City of Charleston: Supreme Court of the United States (2001)

In 2001 the Supreme Court of the United States decided whether it was unconstitutional for hospital officials to drug test pregnant women without their consent for law enforcement purposes. In this case, The Medical University of South Carolina responded to the increase in cocaine use in pregnant women by creating a system with police to un-consensually drug test and charge women who tested positive. Whitner was cited to recognize the precedent applicable to this conduct in South Carolina. The Court held that if the patient did not consent to the procedure and the results were used for law enforcement purposes, then it was an unconstitutional search.

Kilmon v State : Maryland (2006)

Regina Kilmon gave birth to a child that had cocaine in his system. Kilmon was charged with reckless endangerment, second-degree child abuse, contributing to child delinquincy and possession of a controlled and dangerous substance. When Kelly Lynn Cruz gave birth to her child, she and the infant had cocaine in their systems. She faced the same charges as Kilmon In 2006, the Maryland Court of Appeals decided whether a woman's use of cocaine during pregnancy made her criminally liable. The Court cited Whitner as an example of a court ruling that upheld the legitimacy and legislative intent of criminalizing cocaine use during fetal viability. The  Maryland Court of Appeals held that, in their view, the Maryland legislature did not intend to include prenatal conduct within the scope of culpability for child abuse or reckless endangerment.