Legal Opinion
People v. Buffum
California Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1953No. Crim. 5293PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
Roy L. BufEum, a physician and surgeon, and Reginald L. Rankin were indicted for and convicted of violating section 182 of the Penal Code1 in that they conspired to use certain means to induce miscarriages contrary to section 274.2 Defendants appeal from the judgments and from an order denying their motions for a new trial.
Pour women who were pregnant went separately to the office of BufEum in Long Beach to solicit his aid in inducing miscarriages. One of the women was accompanied by her mother. BufEum refused to perform the abortions but took the telephone numbers of three of the women and…
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