Legal Opinion
Simopoulos v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 24, 1981No. Record 801107PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
Chris Simopoulos, a medical doctor licensed to practice obstetrics and gynecology, appeals from a judgment convicting him of a violation of the abortion statutes. The trial court heard the evidence without a jury and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment suspended during good behavior upon condition he serve 30 days in jail.
P. M., a 17 year-old female, made an appointment to see the defendant at his clinic on November 8, 1979. She told him that she was pregnant, that she was not married, and that she had decided to have an abortion. The defendant inquired whether she had discussed the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Simopoulos v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Black & Decker, Inc. Black & Decker (u.s.), Inc. And Cic Int'l Corp. v. Hoover Service Center, and the Hoover CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
- Richmond Medical Center for Women v. GilmoreDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
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