State v. Sexton
South Dakota Supreme Court
Error to Minnehaha county court. Hon. W. A. Wilkes, Judge. Edward J. Sexton was convicted of bastardy, and brings error. The facts are stated in. the opinion. While an expert witness can state facts which are the result of his scientific knowledge, or professional skill, he cannot give the opinions of other experts embodied in medical or other scientific books.
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Error to Minnehaha county court. Hon. W. A. Wilkes, Judge. Edward J. Sexton was convicted of bastardy, and brings error. The facts are stated in. the opinion. While an expert witness can state facts which are the result of his scientific knowledge, or professional skill, he cannot give the opinions of other experts embodied in medical or other scientific books. People v. Millard, 53 Mich. 75; Boyle v. State, 57 Wis. 476; Luning v. State, 2 Pin. 284; People v. Hall, 48 Mich. 490; Pinney v. Cahill, 48 Mich. 586; Com. v. Sturtivant, 117 Mass. 139; City of Bloomington v. Shrock, 110 111. 219;…
1Opinion of the CourtPuller, J.
This proceeding based upon the bastardy act, was instituted and prosecuted in the name of the state, upon the sworn complaint of the mother of an illegitimate child; and a trial of the issues of fact to a jury resulted in a verdict in which it was found that the defendant is the father of said child, and upon which judgment was entered requiring the defendent to pay $200 into the county court for its support and maintenance for the first year of its existence, and $100 annually for 12 succeeding years thereafter, together with the costs of the action. A motion for a new trial was overruled,…
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