People v. Wolke

Four persons were charged with conspiracy to commit abortion * in connection with a series of attempted abortions upon one Georgette Vander Bos. One codefendant was separately tried and convicted prior to the trial here in issue; see People v. Wellman (1967), 6 Mich App 573. Another codefendant, Charlotte Bitker, could not be located at the time of trial. Appellant Wolke and codefendant David Paschall were jointly tried and convicted by jury verdict in Kent county circuit court. The 3-day trial was concluded on June 7, 1965, and Wolke was sentenced to 3 to 5 years. A motion for new trial was…