Commonwealth v. Turner
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment, found and returned on January 9, 1915, charging that the defendant on January 1, 1915, “with intent to procure the miscarriage of one Irene A. Richardson, did unlawfully usé some unlawful means to said jurors unknown with said intent; and that in consequence of the use by him ... of said unlawful means . . . the said Irene A. Richardson died.”
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Indictment, found and returned on January 9, 1915, charging that the defendant on January 1, 1915, “with intent to procure the miscarriage of one Irene A. Richardson, did unlawfully usé some unlawful means to said jurors unknown with said intent; and that in consequence of the use by him ... of said unlawful means . . . the said Irene A. Richardson died.” The case was tried before Callahan, J. During the opening statement to the jury by the Commonwealth, the presiding judge said to the jury, “I will say to the jury that anything said by counsel in opening statement is not to be regarded by…
1Opinion of the CourtBralet, J.
The indictment charged that in violation of R. L. c. 212, § 15, the defendant with intent, to procure the miscarriage of Irene A. Richardson did unlawfully use some unlawful means with said intent, and that in consequence of the use by him of said unlawful means the said Irene A. Richardson died. A verdict of guilty having been returned, the case is here on the defendant’s exceptions to the admission of evidence, the form of questions, the manner of conducting the trial, the overruling of a motion to strike out a portion of the evidence, to the refusal of his requests and to the denial of a…
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