Childress v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bastardy Proceedings.—Appeal from the County Court of Lawrence County; the Hon. J. D. Madding, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creighton
This was a proceeding under the bastardy act, on relation of Francis Pearl Snyder, charging appellant with the paternity of her bastard child. Trial in the County Court of Lawrence County. Verdict finding appellant guilty. Judgment on the verdict.
The issue of fact was sharply contested and the testimony was directly conflicting. The relatrix testified that appellant was the father of her child; that he commenced having sexual intercourse with her the first of December, 1900, and kept it up to the first of the following August, and that her child was born November 2, 1901. ' Appellant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Heindselman v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894