People v. Debeaulieu

Defendant Mabel Gr. DeBeanlien was convicted by a jury on tbe charge of administering medicines and employing certain instruments with the intent to produce a miscarriage, in violation of Act No. 328, § 14, Pub. Acts 1931 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, §17115-14, Stat. Ann. § 28.204). On appeal she argues that she did not have a fair trial and that her right thereto was violated by the prosecutor when he said in his opening statement—

“we will show you, members of the jury, that the victim in this case is one Locena Bensinger.”

She also claims that the trial judge committed error in excluding a…