Graham v. State

SEBRING, J.:

The appellant was charged with making an assault upon one Elsie Watts, with intent to procure a miscarriage of the said Elsie Watts, by inserting a surgical instrument by way of the vagina into her womb. The offense charged is denounced as a crime, by Section 797.01 Florida Statutes, 1941. The appellant waived trial by jury. At the conclusion of the trial, the court found the defendant guilty of the offense charged. This appeal is from the judgment of conviction.

The appellant contends that she was found guilty upon a confession, without sufficient proof, otherwise, of the corpus…