Commonwealth v. Hauze

PiNOLA, J.,

On October 6, 1954, defendant was arrested, charged with having conspired *62with one Emanuel J. Franzone and a Doctor Crampton, of Harrisburg, to perform an abortion upon herself on August 2,1954.

She was committed to jail in default of bail, but thereafter released. The charges have never been presented to any grand jury.

Her counsel contends that the transcript does not charge an indictable offense because she cannot be a coconspirator in connection with an abortion to be performed upon herself. He also takes the position that the delay in presenting the charges to a grand jury is a…