The People v. Pavluk

The defendant, Peter Pavluk, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the criminal court of Cook county under an indictment charging him with the murder, by abortion, of Margaret Martin. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from one to fourteen years. He prosecutes this writ of error.

Defendant, a physician and surgeon since 1931, forty-four years of age, maintained his office and residence at 5425 South Halsted street, Chicago. It is admitted that on September 8,…