The People v. Stanko

After a jury trial in the criminal court of Cook County defendant was found guilty of attempting to procure an abortion on one Clara Liepski, and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five to ten years. She prosecutes this writ of error for a review of the record.

The evidence on behalf of the prosecution disclosed that Clara Liepski was advised by a physician that she was pregnant; that she thereafter consulted defendant for the purpose of obtaining an abortion, paying her a fee of $150; and that defendant then performed a brief operation consisting of inserting a length of small rubber…