Legal Opinion
Benes v. People ex rel. Katuk
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 2, 1905No. Gen. No. 11,787PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Prosecution for bastardy. Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1904.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Presiding Justice
Baker delivered the opinion of the court.
On the trial of an issue of bastardy the relatrix was called and sworn as a witness, whereupon the following occurred:
“Counsel for defendant: Is this the alleged child that the witness has in her arms \
“Counsel for state: That is the child.
“Counsel for defendant: Then I object to the production of the child on the witness stand.
“The Court: If you wish to furnish a nurse to take care of it, you can do so, otherwise the objection is overruled.”
This ruling was excepted to and is here assigned for error.
The child was eight months old…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Robnett v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
3Cited by6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Dickerson v. TokstadOregon Supreme Court · 1932
- State v. FuryNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1925
- Perry v. State ex rel. SnyderIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
- Kovacsics v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1923
- People ex rel. Wedeking v. EnkeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1919
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