Conviction as an adult could bring a life sentence; conviction as a juvenile would carry a maximum sentence of four years.
That state's law, a felony, applies to "whoever intentionally advises, encourages or assists" another in taking his or her own life; convictions carry sentences of up to 15 years in prison.
He was left heartbroken by her death in 1797, aged 38, 10 days after giving birth to their daughter, Mary, and wrote an admiring account of her life, convictions, and writing.
Life convictions for minors began to accelerate in Michigan in 1988, and the state is now home to the second-highest number of juvenile lifers in the nation, trailing only Pennsylvania.
Perhaps most damaging of all is his claim that Brown lacked "practical, on the ground, everyday-life conviction".
And that instinct comes from knowing what you truly believe, not vaguely or at a high level of generality or "values," but practical, on the ground, everyday-life conviction.
In the punditariat, I know of only two major writers, Nat Hentoff and Christopher Hitchens, who have doggedly resisted the pressure of their liberal allies and stuck to their life-life convictions.
Perhaps their pro-life convictions outweigh all other considerations, or maybe they've just corrupted themselves.
Mr. Nichols is already serving a life sentence for his conviction in a federal court involving the 1995 bombing.
Mr. Nichols, 48, whose trial begins March 1, is serving a life sentence for his conviction on federal charges.
