People v. Christman

This was a prosecution on a charge of oastardy, where a verdict and judgment were rendered against the defendant, from which he has appealed.. It is urged that the verdict was against the evidence. After a careful examination of the testimony, we find that it sustains the verdict, and that there is no sufficient ground for disturbing the finding of the jury upon the evidence.

We perceive no error in the instructions'. It is objected to the first one, that it tells the jury they may convict on a preponderance of evidence. It has often been held by this court that the proceeding in question,…