State v. Stokes
Supreme Court of Vermont
Heard at the December Term, 1878, Caledonia County, Ross, J., presiding, on demurrer to the indictment. On the hearing the court caused the indictment to be amended by inserting the following words: “ the same not being necessary to preserve the life of the hereinafter named Lizzie S.”; and then overruled the demurrer and adjudged the indictment sufficient.
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Heard at the December Term, 1878, Caledonia County, Ross, J., presiding, on demurrer to the indictment. On the hearing the court caused the indictment to be amended by inserting the following words: “ the same not being necessary to preserve the life of the hereinafter named Lizzie S.”; and then overruled the demurrer and adjudged the indictment sufficient. The case is stated in the opinion. cited 2 Pick, 138 ; Hill v. State, 53 Ga. 472 ; Russell v. State, 50 Ind. 174; Bassett v. State, 41 Ind. 303 ; 1 Lead. Crim. Cases, 255 ; 8 Am. Jurist, 233 ; 1 Chitty Crim. Law, 283 ; 1 Arch. Crim. PI. 53…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Veazey, J.
This case was heard upon demurrer to an indictment for procuring an abortion. The statute was as follows: “ Every person who shall be convicted of wilfully administering to any pregnant woman, or to any woman supposed by such person to be pregnant, or of advising or prescribing for such woman, or causing to be taken by her anything whatever, or shall employ any means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, or of aiding and assisting therein, or by counselling and procuring the same, unless the same is necessary…
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