The People v. Miller

William Babitsch and Eugene Miller were jointly tried in the circuit court of Cook County by jury and convicted of the crime of abortion. Each defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 10 years. They prosecuted separate appeals to the appellate court and that court, in separate opinions, affirmed the judgments of conviction. We allowed leave to appeal in each case and consolidated the cases for hearing and disposition in this court.

The facts are fully set forth in the opinion of the Appellate Court in People v. Miller, 82 Ill. App. 2d 304 (see…