People v. Nisonoff

The convicted defendants have applied for a certificate of reasonable doubt and for admission to bail pending an appeal. A jury in the Bronx County Court found them guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. The trial proceeded upon an indictment under subdivision 2 of section 1050 of the Penal Law, which provides that a person who, with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman by the use of certain means specifically referred to, unless the same is necessary to preserve her life, is guilty of manslaughter if the woman dies. The People charged that as a sequel to a criminal operation…