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State v. Wright

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 22, 1968No. 39650PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wiehl, J. †

Defendant, Sidney R. Wright, was convicted by a jury of the crimes of abortion and the unlawful prac tice of medicine. Both crimes were committed on December 9, 1966. A third count of the information charging defendant with attempted abortion upon a police agent on December 21,1966, was dismissed for want of an overt act.

Investigation commenced when the police were notified by hospital authorities that Sandra Murray had been admitted as an emergency case suffering from the effects of an apparent abortion upon her. She was approximately 2%-months pregnant. The police asked Murray…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Hester v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. SalinasWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. MullensWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2007
  3. State v. CorlissWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  4. State v. GoddardWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  5. State v. D.J.W.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1994

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