People v. Hyman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
Defendants, after a trial have been convicted of the crime of abortion. Each was given a suspended sentence. From the judgments of conviction this appeal is taken.
Each defendant, a practicing physician of good repute for many years, took the witness stand and denied the commission of the crime. While competent evidence adduced upon the trial was sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury adjudging defendants guilty, we are compelled to conclude that defendants ’ right to a fair trial was infringed by the interjection of harmful and incompetent evidence constituting substantial and…
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