Meredith v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hall.

Plaintiff in error, to whom we shall refer as the defendant or Meredith, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a five-year-old boy by engaging in unnatural sex acts with the boy.

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty and was tried without a jury, found guilty, and was sentenced to serve one year in the county jail and to pay a fine of $1,000.00.

He is here by writ of error seeking reversal.

The people called only three witnesses, all law enforcement officers. They had questioned Meredith for four or five hours and testified as to admissions of the…