Territory of Hawaii v. Decorion

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LE BARON, J.

The defendant was convicted before a jury of the crime of abortion and sentenced to a maximum period of two years in the penitentiary.

The assignment of errors relied upon challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict of guilty and alleges error (1) in the admission of evidence, (2) in the refusal to give an instruction and (3) in the giving of an instruction.

The nature of the case does not permit a detailed recital of the evidence. Suffice it to say, for the purpose of this opinion, that a scanning of the record establishes that there is…