People v. Sinclair

Lawrence Sinclair has appealed a conviction of tbe statutory crime of manslaughter (CL 1948, § 750.14 [Stat Ann § 28.204]) resulting from an abortion performed upon Eoemelda Eeisig, a 20-year-old single woman whose death occurred in Port Huron, Michigan, on October 30, 1947.

On the preceding October 13th, Roemelda and her mother visited an osteopath in Lexington, Michigan, and the deceased underwent a pelvic examination made both bimanually and by means of the insertion of a speculum. She was found to be pregnant and the osteopath refused to perform an abortion when so requested.

That evening…