State v. Hansen

This is a filiation proceeding wherein defendant was found guilty by a jury. He appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

This is the second time a jury has passed upon the issue adversely to defendant. The case was here before, 173 Minn. 158, 217 N. W. 146, after defendant’s first conviction. We reversed then for error, but did hold that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict. The case for the state is no weaker on the present record; so nothing more need be said on the merits.

Probably the major claim for defendant is that he was entitled to a dismissal on the…