James v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On June 8, 1918, the appellant and defendant below, Bert James, was arrested upon a warrant issued by the *459county court of Carter county in an affiliation proceeding (usually called bastardy proceeding) and which is provided by sections 167-180, inclusive, Kentucky Statutes. The proceedings were instituted by Sophia Pennington, an unmarried woman, who charged defendant and appellant with being the father of her illegitimate child, which was born on February 14,1918. A verdict in the county court found defendant guilty and required him to pay for the…