People v. Row

Moore, O. J.

The respondent was convicted of the statutory offense of rape upon his 12-year-old daughter. He has brought the case here on exceptions before sentence.

Respondent objected to any witnesses being sworn, for the reason that the complaint before the justice was made upon information and belief, and a warrant based thereon was not a valid one. This objection was not made in the justice’s court, and an examination was had there. It also appeared at the trial in the circuit court that, before the warrant was issued, .the daughter of the respondent was examined orally. We do not think…