MURPHY, Chief Judge.
The question presented is whether, under the common law of Maryland, the crime of manslaughter may be committed when an infant, born alive, dies shortly thereafter as a result of wounds criminally inflicted upon the infant's pregnant mother.
I.
On June 1, 1987, the appellant Williams and Lamont Jones became embroiled in an argument over a photograph which allegedly depicted Williams engaged in sexual activity with Jones's girlfriend...
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