Travis v. State

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals from the overruling of his motion for new trial after being convicted of the misdemeanor offense of bastardy. Held:

1. The first enumeration is directed to the overruling of the general grounds of the motion for a new trial. In addition to the evidence set forth in Divisions 2 and 4 of this opinion, and contrary to the defendant’s unsworn denial of paternity, the transcript includes testimony to the effect that the defendant on more than one occasion admitted paternity and conducted himself as if he were the father, and the child was exhibited to…