People v. Hammer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Julius Hammer, from á judgment of the County Court of the county of Bronx, rendered on the 26th day of June, 1920, convicting him of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree, and also from an order, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Bronx on the 19th day of July, 1920, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Greenbaum, J.:
The crime for which the appellant was indicted and convicted is defined in section 1050 of the Penal Law as follows: “ A person who provides, supplies, or administers to a woman, whether pregnant or not, or who prescribes for, or advises or procures a woman to take any medicine, drug, or substance, or who uses or employs, or causes to be used or employed, any instrument or other means, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of a woman, unless the same is necessary to preserve her fife, in case the death of the woman, or of any quick child of which she is pregnant, is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fleming v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- People v. LubinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- People v. . Van ZileNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People v. . WolterNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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