State v. Ryan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In the district court for Olmsted county defendant was convicted of being the father of a bastard child; and from an order, Snow, J., denying a motion for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This was an action under the provisions of Gr. S. 1894, c. 17, commonly known as the “Bastardy Act,” in which the defendant was found guilty. His appeal is from an order denying a motion for a new trial, and the order will have to be reversed on account of prejudicial error committed by the court when charging the jury.
A part of the facts, as testified to by the complainant, will have to be stated for a full understanding of the error in the charge. The complainant was aged 27 years, and had known defendant about 10 years. She was a dressmaker, generally employed in town, while her father’s…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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