CHEANEY v. STATE

No. 1171S321.

285 N.E.2d 265 (1972)

Ollie CHEANEY (Mae Owens), Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rice & VanStone, Evansville, for appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Stephen J. Cuthbert, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

This is an appeal by Ollie Cheaney (Mae Owens), appellant (defendant below) from a conviction of abortion pursuant to IC 1971, 35-1-58-1 (Ind. Ann. Stat. § 10-105 [1956 Repl.]) hereinafter referred to as the Indiana Abortion Law. It reads as follows:

"Whoever prescribes or administers to any pregnant woman, or to any woman whom he supposes to be pregnant, any drug, medicine or substance whatever...

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