State v. . Roberts
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from the Superior Court of Law of Brunswick County, at the Fall Term IS49, his Honor Judge Dick presiding. This is a proceeding under the bastardy Act, to subject the defendant, as the alleged father of the illegitimate child of one Zilpha Robbins, to its maintenance. The defendant and Zilpha Robbins, both lived in the County of Brunswick — the latter being a native of it — and while in that Count}', she proved to be with child.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Law of Brunswick County, at the Fall Term IS49, his Honor Judge Dick presiding. This is a proceeding under the bastardy Act, to subject the defendant, as the alleged father of the illegitimate child of one Zilpha Robbins, to its maintenance. The defendant and Zilpha Robbins, both lived in the County of Brunswick — the latter being a native of it — and while in that Count}', she proved to be with child. During her pregnancy, she went into the County of New Hanover, where the child was born. While she resided there, proceedings were had against her under the…
1Opinion of the Court
There is much apparent force in the objection urged by the defendant's counsel in this case. The words of the statute under which these proceedings take place are: "Any two justices of the peace, upon their own knowledge, or information made to them, that any single woman within their county is big with child, or delivered of a child," etc. Rev. St., ch. 12, sec. 1. It is insisted that, to give the justices of the peace of any county authority to proceed under the act, the warrant must be issued either while the woman is pregnant or, if after the birth, in the county where that takes place.…
2Cited by2 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- State v. . JenkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1851