State Ex Rel. Polk v. Johnson

The issue is:

Did the trial court err in directing a verdict for the defendant after excusing a juror for cause?

A capsule resumé of the evidence may be helpful in reviewing the trial court’s orders and judgment.

The testimony of the complainant reveals she bore a child out of wedlock January 5, 1968. She testified the only person with whom she had sexual intercourse during the period of conception was the defendant, Charles Johnson. Johnson was married, the father of five children, but was separated from his wife. The complainant stated she had been seeing the defendant steadily since August,…