Legal Opinion

State v. Gaul

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1915No. 13019PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Rice, J., entered April 14, 1915, upon a trial and conviction of abortion.

1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.

Appellant was charged with, and convicted in the superior court of, the crime of abortion.

I. The first claim of error by appellant is that the information is insufficient and the demurrer thereto was erroneously overruled. The charge of the information, omitting formal parts, is as follows:

“. . . then and there being, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and with intent then and there had to produce a miscarriage on the person of A. L., a woman, administer to the said A. L. drugs and medicines unknown to the prosecuting attorney, for the purpose of producing a miscarriage,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Roberts v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Commonwealth v. SinclairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
  3. State v. JacksonWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Cupps v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  5. State v. PettitWashington Supreme Court · 1913

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. GolladayWashington Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. HennessyWashington Supreme Court · 1921
  3. State v. MooreWashington Supreme Court · 1963
  4. State v. FarleyWashington Supreme Court · 1955
  5. The People v. WoodsIllinois Supreme Court · 1962

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