Legal Opinion
State v. Mauvezin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 8, 1915No. 20966PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Eobert S. Ellis, Judge. Mrs. John Mauvezin was convicted Qf procuring and causing an abortion and premature delivery, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Defendant and appellant was convicted and sentenced for procuring and causing an abortion and premature delivery.
The defendant was charged and prosecuted under the provisions of Act No. 24, p. 18, of 1S88, the title and first section of which read as follows:
*747“No. 24.
“An act to amend and re-enact section 807 of the Revised Statutes of 1870, relative to attempt to procure premature delivery or abortion.
“Section 1. Be it enacted * * * that section 807 of the Revised Statutes of 1870 be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Whoever shall feloniously administer, or cause to be…
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