People Ex Rel. Staples v. Prude

This is a paternity case. The defendant, Floyd Prude, appeals from a judgment which found him to be the father of a chüd bom to the plaintiff, Valeria Staples. His contentions are two: the judgment of paternity was contrary to the weight of the evidence, and the trial court violated his right against self-incrimination by ordering him to answer interrogatories propounded by the plaintiff.

Valeria Staples, a divorcee since 1965, testified that she first met Floyd Pmde in December 1969, after Christmas. She related that she first had sexual intercourse with him prior to January 1, 1970, in her…