McCaughey v. State

Appellant -was indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of causing, by means of a drug, tbe miscarriage •and death of one Eliza Dyer, in violation of §1996 Burns 1894, §1923 R. S. 1881 and Horner 1897.

The errors assigned and not waived call in question the action of .the court in overruling the motion for a new trial. It' is. insisted that the court erred in giving instructions four and eight. The objection urged by appellant is that said instructions recognize no distinction between a case where ' h woman who takes the drug persuaded the defendant to secure it for her, he knowing the…