Smith v. District of Columbia

QUINN, Associate Judge.

The Juvenile Court, sitting without a jury, found appellant to be the father of complainant’s illegitimate child, and entered an order requiring him to support the child. This appeal follows.

While three errors were assigned, appellant’s main contention is that the trial court erred in finding him to be the father of the child born to the complaining witness because her testimony was incredible and unworthy of belief. In effect, appellant argues that the trial court’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence.

Briefly the facts may be summarized as follows:…