Legal Opinion
People v. Daily
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 18, 1958No. Crim. 3325PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD (Fred B.), J.
Convicted of abortion and of conspiring to commit abortion (Pen. Code, §§274 and 182), defendants appeal from the judgment and from the denial of their motions for new trial.
The testimony of the prosecuting witness, if sufficiently corroborated, furnishes adequate support for each verdict. There was medical evidence that an abortion had been performed.
Finding herself pregnant she requested her doctor for an abortion but he refused, deeming it unnecessary for the preservation of her life. Later, through a friend, she contacted defendant Poitevent who put her in touch with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- People v. RobertsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- People v. WayneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Rose v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Rousseau v. West Coast House MoversCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
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