State v. Moon
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Black Hawk District Court. — Hon. F. C. Platt, Judge. The defendant, having been indicted and convicted upon a charge of murder in the second degree, has taken an appeal from the judgment against her. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The theory of the state’s case is that Rebecca Shade, a young unmarried woman, having become pregnant by one Morris, the latter applied to' the defendant, a practicing *29physician, for the purpose of having a miscarriage produced upon the young woman, and that defendant, for a stated compensation, undertook to bring about the desired result.. In pursuance of said alleged arrangement, it is claimed that a criminal operation was performed upon the young woman by the defendant, from the effects of which déath ensued. A conviction having been obtained and new trial denied, the defendant appeals,…
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