State ex rel. Wright v. Bennett
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Proceeding by the state on the relation of Amelia Wright, against Oscar L. Bennett for the nonsupport of an illegitimate child and being denied a jury trial, on question of paternity of the child, the defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, President:
On complaint filed and warrant issued under the provisions of secs. 16c (1) to- 16c (8), inclusive of ch. 144 of Barnes’ Code of 1918, commonly known as the nonsupport statute, the plaintiff in error was arrested, prosecuted and convicted of the paternity of an illegitimate child. On his arraignment in the-Circuit Court of Mercer County, he demurred to the complaint and warrant and moved to quash them, and later, the motion having been overruled, he entered a plea of not guilty on which issue was joined. Thereafter, a continuance having been refused, he demanded a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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