People v. Hickok
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Mateo County. Benjamin K. Knight, Judge Presiding. Affirmed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.
Defendant was charged by information with violating section 274 of the Penal Code by operating upon the person of Bertha Casteel for the purpose of procuring an abortion. He was tried and convicted, and this appeal is from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The complaining witness, Bertha Casteel, testified that she was a married woman and the mother of two young children; that during the month of August, 1920, she visited the office of the defendant in San Francisco, desiring to be relieved of a condition of pregnancy. There she met the defendant and Dr.…
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