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NewsApril 2, 2002

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear the case of James Bratina of Jackson, Mo., Thursday. Bratina was charged with corpse abandonment for not immediately reporting his wife's death. The trial judge dismissed the charge, ruling the law unconstitutionally vague. See Tuesday's Southeast Missourian for more on the legal arguments at issue...

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The Missouri Supreme Court will hear the case of James Bratina of Jackson, Mo., Thursday. Bratina was charged with corpse abandonment for not immediately reporting his wife's death. The trial judge dismissed the charge, ruling the law unconstitutionally vague. See Tuesday's Southeast Missourian for more on the legal arguments at issue.

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