Bain v. Commonwealth

BIRD, Judge.

Flora M. Bain was found guilty of criminal abortion. Her punishment was fixed by a jury at a fine of $500 and one year in the state penitentiary. She appeals.

For reversal she insists that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict.

The defendant was not a physician. The victim, a young woman, testified that the defendant operated on her with certain instruments at a time when she was pregnant. She also testified that she became ill and sought the attention of a physician. The physician testified that the victim was pregnant, that an operation had been performed on her…