State v. Paschall

The defendant is a physician. A patient upon whom he performed an abortion died as a result of the operation. He was charged with manslaughter, of which crime a jury found him guilty. He appeals from judgment and sentence on the verdict.

Appellant did not take the witness stand. The state produced several witnesses who testified as to statements made by appellant upon his being taken into custody shortly after the death of his patient. Among the statements attributed to him by these witnesses was one to the effect that he had called Doctor Templeton and Doctor Ristine into consultation before…