State v. Mucie
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Commissioner.
Dr. Richard P. Mucie, a licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon, was convicted by a jury of manslaughter by abortion; his punishment was assessed at 10-years’ imprisonment in custody of the Department of Corrections, and sentence and judgment were rendered accordingly. Section 559.-100, V.A.M.S.
The victim of the crime charged against Dr. Mucie was a 19-year-old student at Oklahoma University. Around Thanksgiving vacation in 1967, she advised her boy friend that she might be pregnant and they decided to seek an abortion because she did not wish to have the baby. She…
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2Cases cited34 opinions
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- People v. ColtrinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
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