Neff v. State ex rel. Patterson

The complainant filed before a justice of the peace her affidavit, alleging that she was pregnant, &c., and that Neff was the father of the child. Neff' was brought up on a warrant; and the justice, after hearing the evidence of Anna, which is all set out in the record, found Neff not guilty, and discharged him.

From this decision the state appealed to the Circuit Court. Motions to dismiss for want of a sufficient affidavit, and for want of an appeal-bond, were severally overruled; trial by jury on the general issue; verdict of guilty and judgment for the state for the use, &c.

Neff prosecutes…