Commonwealth v. Dimatteo

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

The question involved upon this appeal, as phrased by the representatives of the Commonwealth, reads: “May a defendant be convicted in a prosecution for fornication and bastardy and failure to support an illegitimate child upon the sole' testimony of a prosecutrix, a married woman, who testified that she had sexual intercourse with the defendant as a result of which a child was born unto her; that she has been separated from her husband for a period of three and one-half years, during which time she has not seen her husband or had any sexual relations with him?” The…