State v. Oslund

Holt, Justice.

The appeal is from the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. The complaint charged defendant with being the father of a bastard female child born to Lillian Ollila on November 8, 1935, and now living.

The defendant by the assignments of error presents but three grounds for a reversal of the order; that testimony offered by defendant was erroneously excluded; that the evidence does not sus tain the verdict; and that two portions of the charge were prejudicial.

Defendant called two character witnesses and, after laying proper foundation, asked each to state what…