Legal Opinion
State v. Pryor
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1913No. 10847PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered July 3, 1912, upon a trial and conviction of abortion.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
— The defendant was convicted of the crime of abortion, and has appealed from the judgment entered upon the verdict of the jury. The statute, Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2448 (P. C. 135 § 391), provides that:
“Every person who, with intent thereby to produce the miscarriage of a woman, unless the same is necessary to pre*122serve her life or that of the child whereof she is pregnant, shall . . . use, or cause to be used, any instrument or other means, shall be guilty of abortion, . .
The information charges that the appellant, in King county, on the 6th day of September, 1911, with the intent to produce…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dejarnette v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- State v. HaywardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Holcomb v. HolcombSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1859
- State v. PryorWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Sarbach v. JonesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. SinnottSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- State v. KnappCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
- People v. NeelyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- State v. HartWashington Supreme Court · 1946
- State v. PrenticeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921