State v. Kassabian

OPINION

By the Court,

Merrill, J.:

On November 22,1950, defendant Kassabian, following jury trial, was adjudged guilty of the crime of attempt to produce a miscarriage, commonly known as the crime of abortion. From that judgment and from order of the trial court denying new trial he has appealed. The matter with which we are here concerned is an assignment of misconduct on the part of counsel.

The woman upon whom the offense was alleged to have been committed (whom we shall call Patricia) was at the time of the alleged offense 16 years of age. Defendant was a duly licensed physician and surgeon,…