State v. Powers

W. N. Powers and the nurse employed by him were charged by information with the crime of abortion. The information contained two counts, the first charging abortion upon the prosecuting witness September 13, 1927, and the second an abortion upon the same person June 11, 1928. The trial resulted in a verdict of acquittal of the nurse upon both counts. Doctor Powers was acquitted on the second count and convicted on the first. At the conclusion of the state’s evidence, a motion was made for a directed verdict, which was overruled. The motion was repeated at the conclusion of all the evidence,…