People v. Hill
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bastardy proceeding. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Frank Crowe, Judge, presiding, Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mack
Defendant, who was police officer at a picnic which he says was held on August 26, 1907, hut which the complaining witness says was held in the early part of August, was found guilty of bastardy. The evidence of the complaining witness was that she had intercourse with him at his house on the night of the picnic, and that she never had intercourse with any one at any other time. Her sister corroborates her as to the defendant’s friendly relations with her at the picnic. The child was born May 1, 1908. On March 24, 1908, she told him of her condition. Defendant denied having had sexual…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Chicago v. KnobelIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Pike v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
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- Cronin v. CroninCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
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