Commonwealth v. Nathanic

McDonald, J.,

Defendant having been found guilty on a charge of fornication and bastardy, filed motions for arrest of judgment and for a new trial. His motion for arrest of judgment contends the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury. The motion for new trial states the following reasons: (1) The verdict is contrary to the evidence; (2) the verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence; (3) the trial judge erred in excluding the following question, “in a period of six months prior to this time had you had intercourse with anyone else.”

Helen Martin, the mother of the…