State v. Morrow
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wallace, J., Richland, October, 1892. Indictment against James Morrow for abortion and for intent to procure abortion. A plea to the jurisdiction was overruled, on the ground “that the Court of General Sessions for Richland County aforesaid had jurisdiction to try the defendant for the crime laid to his charge.”
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Before Wallace, J., Richland, October, 1892. Indictment against James Morrow for abortion and for intent to procure abortion. A plea to the jurisdiction was overruled, on the ground “that the Court of General Sessions for Richland County aforesaid had jurisdiction to try the defendant for the crime laid to his charge.” The judge charged the jury as follows: The real issue in the case, or issues, are within a narrow compass, and when I have explained them to you, I will have nothing more to say. The indictment is brought under the following statute: “That any person who shall administer to any…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice MoIver.
The defendant in this case was indicted under the act of 1883 (18 Stat., 547), entitled ‘ ‘An act to amend the criminal law by providing for the punishment of abortion.” The only portions of that act pertinent to the present appeal are sections 1 and 2. Section 1 reads as follows: “That any person who shall administer to any woman with child, or prescribe for any such woman, or suggest to, or advise or procure her to take any medicine, substance, drug or thing whatever, or who shall use or employ, or advise the use or…
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