STATE v. LEDBETTER

No. 40,846

183 Kan. 302 (1958)

327 P.2d 1039

THE STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. IRA LEDBETTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 7, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy L. Rogers, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Pat Warnick, of Wichita, was with him on the briefs for the appellant.

Harold S. Herd, county attorney, of Coldwater, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

WERTZ, J.:

Defendant appeals from a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree.

The information charged that the defendant killed Alice Kimberly, a woman pregnant with a vitalized embryo, by using a certain instrument, namely, a cannula with syringe attached, known as a "milk tube," in an attempt to procure an abortion or miscarriage which was not necessary to preserve her life. Defendant was charged with...

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