State v. Lowell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buchanan District Court. — Hon. A. S. Blair, Judge. Bastardy proceedings to charge the defendant with the expense'of maintaining an illegitimate child, born to one Carrie ICujadt. It is claimed that the defendant is the father of the child. This he denied, and on the issue thus joined the case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment of guilty. Defendant appeals.-
1Opinion of the Court
Deemee, C. J.-
But two questions are presented on the áppeal- — one the failure of the court to give an instruction asked by the defendant, and the other the correctness of the court’s ruling in denying a petition for a new trial, filed by the defendant, based upon newly discovered evidence.
i. complaint trix.r°',ecu" The instruction asked was to the effect that, if the prosecutrix made no complaint of the alleged intercourse with defendant at any time, such fact should be taken into account as affecting her credibility as a witness. It will be observed that this is a bastardy proceeding, and…
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