Thorne v. State

There are numerous objections and exceptions to questions and answers appearing in the examination of prosecutrix relative to her pregnancy as a result of the act of intercourse which took place as a result of the alleged promise of marriage, and also as to the birth of a child and the date of its birth, and the paternity of such child. That a child was born as a result of the cohabitation was relevant. Cunningham v. State, 73 Ala. 51; Whatley v. State, 19 Ala. App. 282, 97 So. 121. The date of birth, if within the period of normal gestation, is admissible. Whatley v. State, 144 Ala. 68, 39…