Commonwealth v. Parr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
WRIT OF ERROR to the Quarter Sessions of York county. The Commonwealth against Rufus Parr. This was an indictment for fornication and bastardy, in which the mother of the child thus testified: “ Rufus Parr is the father of my child; it is a girl; it was at Polly Parr’s where the child was begotten, in this county; it was born there. He forced me; he worked himself under me, and in that way forced me: I did not give my consent.
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WRIT OF ERROR to the Quarter Sessions of York county. The Commonwealth against Rufus Parr. This was an indictment for fornication and bastardy, in which the mother of the child thus testified: “ Rufus Parr is the father of my child; it is a girl; it was at Polly Parr’s where the child was begotten, in this county; it was born there. He forced me; he worked himself under me, and in that way forced me: I did not give my consent. On the chair he did it to me; on that chair he penetrated me.” To this evidence the defendant demurred, and the Commonwealth joined in the demurrer. The court below was…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
The defendant was indicted under our Act of Assembly for fornication and bastardy, committed with Rebecca *346Troné. On the trial, upon an issue joined on the plea of not guilty, the defendant, after the Commonwealth had given all her evidence to support the issue on her part, demurred thereto, and the counsel for the Commonwealth joined in the demurrer; upon which the court discharged the jury, and, after hearing the counsel on both sides, rendered a judgment in favour of the defendant. It was no doubt competent for the defendant to demur, as…
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