Smartt and Carson v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM COFFEE. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coffee County.— Joseph C. Higgins, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
The plaintiffs in error were indicted in the circuit court of Coffee county for the crime of committing an abortion upon the body of one Emma Emerson, and also ■for giving medicines and using instruments for the purpose of effecting an abortion. The first count was for committing an abortion bj means of medicines, and tbe second count for committing an abortion bj tbe nse of instruments. They were acquitted upon both of these counts. Tbe third count was for giving or administering medicines for tbe purpose of producing an abortion. Smartt was convicted upon this count, and Carson was…
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