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Anderson v. Superior Court (1947)
Defendant: Anderson; the defendant worked with a doctor who performed illegal abortions. The defendant received a fee from the doctor for going around and referring the women who wanted abortion to this doctor. Grand jury indicted the defendant for the conspiracy to commit illegal abortions and for substantive offenses of several abortions committed by the doctor. The defendant argued that she can not be prosecuted for the substantive offenses.
Issue: Can the defendant be charged with the offenses under the given facts?
Holding: Yes
Legal Reasoning: The defendant knew that the doctor was performing illegal abortions and she still decided to join him. The court held that by joining the conspiracy, she became responsible for the substantive offenses committed as part of that conspiracy.