State v. Pryor
Citations
- 74 Wash. 121
- 132 P. 874
- 1913 Wash. LEXIS 2007
Syllabus
<p>Abortion — Elements of Offense — Statutes—Construction. In a prosecution for abortion under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2448, .defining the offense as the use of any instrument or other means with intent to produce a miscarriage, when the same was not necessary to preserve life, it is immaterial whether the instruments used and inserted were the right hind, or how far they penetrated, or whether they actually caused an abortion or not.</p> <p>Witnesses — Credibility — Impeachment. In a prosecution for abortion, in which the prosecutrix testified that the accused told her that he inserted instruments for the purpose of relieving her of the child, medical testimony that she was at the time suffering from hysteria, which caused delusions and hallucinations is admissible as affecting her credibility.</p>
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- evidence of witness’ mental delusions at time criminal act allegedly occurred was admissible
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