People v. Bernhardt

By indictment the defendants Julius Bernhardt, Vivienne Dunham and William E. Lund were accused of two crimes. In count I it was charged that they had committed the crime of conspiracy to violate section 2141 of the Business and Professions Code. In count II they were alleged to have committed the crime of manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192) on or about February 16, 1961; the person alleged to have been killed was Ladean Stojakovich.

The defendants were doctors of chiropractic. Mrs. Stojakovich died shortly after she gave birth to a child. The defendants were present at the delivery. In a trial by…