ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The defendant, Jacquelyn Aretha Hillman, appeals from the Walton County Superior Court's denial of her motion to quash an indictment charging her with a violation of Georgia's criminal abortion statute. After finding that this statute does not apply to the defendant's conduct, we reverse.
In May 1997, the defendant was indicted under OCGA § 16-12-140 for allegedly using a handgun to shoot herself in the abdomen "with intent to produce...
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