Commonwealth v. Dunnick

Shadle, J.,

— On August 7, 1959, an information was filed before an alderman charging that on December 19 and 20, 1958, defendant committed fornication with the daughter of the prosecutrix, as a result of which she was then pregnant. Defendant was charged with fornication and bastardy in violation of section 506 of the Penal Code of June 24,1939, P. L. 872, as amended, 18 PS §4506. An addition was thereafter made to the information, setting forth that a child was born to the girl on September 19, 1959.

The transcript of the alderman shows that on the date the information was filed, a warrant…