Lamb v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal as upon Writ of Error, from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The traverser was indicted as follows : The jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of Baltimore County, do on their oath present that John C. Lamb, late of Baltimore County aforesaid, on the first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, at Baltimore County aforesaid, in and'upon the body of Rachel A. Taylor, then and there being a pregnant woman,…
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Appeal as upon Writ of Error, from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The traverser was indicted as follows : The jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of Baltimore County, do on their oath present that John C. Lamb, late of Baltimore County aforesaid, on the first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, at Baltimore County aforesaid, in and'upon the body of Rachel A. Taylor, then and there being a pregnant woman, unlawfully and wilfully'did then and there attempt to commit an offence prohibited by law, to wit, did then and there attempt…
1Opinion of the Court
Bryan, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court..
The indictment against the traverser contained two counts. In the first it was charged that he attempted to commit an abortion on the body of one Rachel A. Taylor, who was a pregnant woman, and that the overt act towards the commission of the offence' was the supplying and delivering to the said Rachel, a large quantity of noxious and poisonous drugs and preparations for the purpose of causing the said abortion. The second count charged that the traverser did advise, solicit and incite the pregnant woman to take and swallow a large quantity of…
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