State v. . Summers
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Ikdictmekt. for murder, tried before Justice, Jand a jury, at August Term, 1916, of Mecklenbubg. The solicitor having entered a nol pros as to the charge of murder in the first degree, defendant was convicted of the crime of manslaughter and from sentence thereon, appealed to this Court.
1Opinion of the CourtIIoke, J.
There was evidence on the part of the State tending to show that, on 27 June, 1916, in the city of Charlotte, the patient named in the bill, being quick with child, applied to the defendant for treatment and with a view and purpose of procuring an abortion; that for a fee of $75 defendant undertook the case, effected the desired purpose, packing the womb with gauze, and, as a result of the treatment, the patient died about sixteen days thereafter.
The defendant, as a witness in his own behalf, among other things, testified that on the day in question the patient applied to him for treatment…
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