Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-08 | Page 12 | Judge Sentences Doctor to One Year in Jail

Judge Sentences Doctor C I To One Year in Jail Stevenson Appeals to Utah High Court CourtIn In Case Growing Out of Abortion Death Dr T. T William Stevenson 66 Salt Lake surgeon physician-surgeon convicted March 18 by a Third district court jury of involuntary p manslaughter in connection with the death of a year old woman 1 patient December 30 Saturday was sentenced to one year in th the county jail b by bf District Judge M. M J. J Bronson after the court denied defense motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment Dr Stev Stevenson was was' released under under under un un- un- un der 2000 2000 bail ball pending outcome of defense appeal of ot the case to the state supreme court Appeal to the high court was announced by Edward M. M Morrissey d defense e f fen e n s e counsel Dr Stevenson was convicted byan by byan byan an male all after jury a five-day- five trial He was charged with seco second sec sec- o ond orid d degree murder in a case resulting resulting resulting re re- re- re from the death of ot Miss Alene Houskeeper 1327 Michigan avenue Ninth service command clerical worker in what the state had alleged was an abortion Inthe in inthe inthe the physicians physician's office in the Brooks Arcade building South State street December 28 The physician physician physician cian maintained he only ed an operation begun by another unnamed doctor Defense argued for a new trial i iP by asserting that there was a flaw flav P in jury instructions which made madean an includable offense of the involuntary involuntary in involuntary in- in voluntary manslaughter charge on or L which the defendant was convict convict- ed The motion stated Judge Bronson erred in several ways in ir instructing the jury and then al allowing allowing al- al lowing the states state's double bar second d degree e g r e e murder murdes charge to stand State attorneys attorney I during the trial charged the defendant defendant defendant de de- de- de let his patient die to protect himself Sparks Start Blaze Chimney sparks were blamed for a blaze which caused 2 2 damage damage damage dam dam- age to the residence of Velma Velnia Brotherson Browning avenue at p. p m. m