Commonwealth v. Lee

CERCONE, President Judge:

Following a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of neglecting to support a bastard child1 and was sentenced to pay support in the amount of $5.00 per week for the welfare of the child, Yolanda Blair. In this appeal, appellant raises two issues: (1) whether the court below erred in holding that appellant had made a voluntary contribution to the support of the bastard child, and (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence oral testimony relating to a purported written acknowledgment of paternity without production of the writing.

Under the provision…