People v. Simard

Appellant was convicted by a jury of criminally procuring a miscarriage of a girl of the age of 15 years. We shall refer to her as the “girl” and to the young* man, who was responsible for her condition, as the “boy.” He was not yet 18 years of age at the time that the illicit relations took place. The mother of the girl suspected pregnancy. An examination of a specimen of the urine submitted to a doctor confirmed the suspicion. Thereupon the girl’s mother - informed the boy’s mother, and after consulting one another they decided that marriage was not desirable, for both the boy and girl were…