Welch v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of procuring an abor*353tion and his punishment was assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

The state’s proof was sufficient to sustain a finding by the jury that appellant injected a fluid or paste in the womb of the pregnant female named in the indictment, for the purpose of aborting her, at her request, in consideration of $225.00 paid in cash, and that an abortion in fact was produced by appellant’s act.

Appellant denied that he aborted or had any intent to abort the prosecuting witness, or that he agreed to do so. He denied that he…