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Trent v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided November 14, 1916PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. H. P. Heflin. (This cause was reviewed by the Supreme Court on certiorari to the Court of Appeals, and the writ was denied. See Ex parte Trent, 198 Ala. 701, 73 South. 1002. Mrs. A. C. Trent was convicted of administering drugs or using instruments for the producing of an abortion, and she appeals.

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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. H. P. Heflin. (This cause was reviewed by the Supreme Court on certiorari to the Court of Appeals, and the writ was denied. See Ex parte Trent, 198 Ala. 701, 73 South. 1002. Mrs. A. C. Trent was convicted of administering drugs or using instruments for the producing of an abortion, and she appeals. The indictment is as follows, preferred November 1, 1911: Mrs. A. C. Trent, whose name is otherwise unknown to the grand jury, did willfully administer to Ruth Eloise Kirby, a pregnant woman, a drug or substance, a particular description of…

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] (This cause was reviewed by the Supreme Court on certiorari to the Court of Appeals, and the writ was denied. See Ex parteTrent, 198 Ala. 701, 73 So. 1002.

Mrs. A.C. Trent was convicted of administering drugs or using instruments for the producing of an abortion, and she appeals. Affirmed.

The indictment is as follows, preferred November 1, 1911:

Mrs. A.C. Trent, whose name is otherwise unknown to the grand jury, did willfully administer to Ruth Eloise Kirby, a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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