Norwood v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The appellant in this case was indicted in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, for being the father of an illegitimate child. The proceedings were originated at the instance of the mother who appeared before a justice of the peace of said county on the 15th of April, 1815, and made oath that she was delivered of a female child on the 1th of September last past, and that the appellant was the father of said child.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The appellant in this case was indicted in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, for being the father of an illegitimate child. The proceedings were originated at the instance of the mother who appeared before a justice of the peace of said county on the 15th of April, 1815, and made oath that she was delivered of a female child on the 1th of September last past, and that the appellant was the father of said child. A warrant for the apprehension of the appellant was thereupon issued, directed to “Marshall F. Harding, constable,” but it did…
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
Upon the-demurrer to the pleas and replications filed in this case several questions are presented for our consideration. It was contended on the part of the appellant, that all the proceedings before the Justice of the Peace in cases of this character are part of the record, and therefore that any defects in them can be reached by a demurrer. The 13th Article of the Code does not require any of the proceedings before the Justice to be returned to the Circuit Court, except the recognizance of the party charged, where he feels himself aggrieved by the judgment of the Justice, and it would seem…
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