State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Osage district court; Robert C. Heizer, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
West, J.:
This appeal presents the question whether the defendant was legally convicted of manslaughter in the first degree.
Section 44 of the crimes act (Gen. Stat. 1909, § 2532) makes it a misdemeanor willfully to administer to any pregnant woman any medicine, drug or substance or use any instrument or means with intent thereby to procure abortion or the miscarriage of such woman, unless necessary or medically advised to be necessary to preserve her life. Section 15 (Gen. Stat. 1909, § 2503) makes it manslaughter in the second degree to use any…
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