People v. Reinard

Convicted of commission of abortion (Pen. Code, § 274) upon Mrs. Dorothy Schwartz on September 1, 1961, defendant, a medical doctor specializing as an internist, appeals from the judgment.

Counsel’s principal argument is insufficiency of the evidence, a position which the record plainly does not support. The “ ‘test on appeal is whether there is substantial evidence to support the conclusion of the trier of fact. It is not whether guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt.’ ” (People v. Poindexter, 51 Cal.2d 142, 148 [330 P.2d 763].) We must accept as established all evidence favorable to…