HEATH v. STATE

No. 5506.

459 S.W.2d 420 (1970)

Cecil B. HEATH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeLoss McKnight, Wynne, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Mac Glover, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

This is an abortion case. Cecil B. Heath, appellant herein, was charged with the offense of attempting to produce an abortion by the use of a crochet needle and a catheter, and on a second trial was convicted,1 fined $500.00, and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five years. From the judgment so entered, appellant brings this appeal. For reversal three main points are asserted, it first being alleged that...

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