Torske v. Johansen

Plaintiff filed complaint in the county court of Kearney county under sections 357-364, Rev. St. 1913, charging defendant with being the father of her child. Defendant pleaded not guilty. A preliminary examination was had, defendant held to appear in the district court to answer the charge of bastardy. Trial was had to a jury, defendant found guilty. The defendant’s principal *379defense is that the evidence was insufficient. We have laid down rules governing the sufficiency of evidence in this class of cases, and we will be guided by these rules as they are the law of the state. “In a bastardy…