People Ex Rel. Martin v. Presswood

This suit was brought pursuant to the Illinois Paternity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, par. 1351 et seq.). Complainant, Peggy Martin, charged defendant, Melvin Presswood, with fathering the child that was born to her out of wedlock. The jury made a finding of no paternity and further found that defendant was not the father of complainant’s child. We affirm.

Prior to the trial, it was agreed that conception took place between March 11, 1977, and June 11, 1977. Complainant testified that she had engaged in sexual intercourse with defendant three or four times in April, 1977 and again on May…