People v. Finks

A complaint was issued out of the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit charging the defendant, Arthur W. Finks, with being the father of a child born out of wedlock to complaining witness Louise Gardner, on September 8,1949. A jury returned a verdict of guilty.

For the purpose of this opinion appellant’s numerous reasons for reversal will be consolidated into the following 5 questions.

Question 1: Did the court err in overruling defendant’s motion to strike all questions and answers introduced into the record by the people as to the child Arita?

Louise Gardner gave birth to Arita in July,…