People v. Stone

The defendants were jointly indicted in Placer County in nine counts, the first of which charged a conspiracy to commit abortion, under section 182 of the Penal Code, and the succeeding seven counts charged them with the commission of abortions under section 274 of that code upon different named women. The ninth count charged the defendants with murder committed in the perpetration of abortion pursuant to section 182 of the Penal Code.

Before the defendants’ pleas were entered, the first count of the indictment was amended under section 1008 of the Penal Code to charge that the conspiracy…