Davis v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Whit of Error to the Circuit Court of Mason county ; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding. This was a prosecution for bastardy under the statute, and the only question presented by the record, is, as to the form of the verdict.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was a proseqution in the Circuit Court of Mason county, against George W. Davis, on a charge of bastardy.
The complaint was made in due form by the mother of the child, and the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, on which the court assessed the yearly support of the child, as under the statute, and rendered judgment therefor.
The only point made, is, as to the sufficiency of the verdict on which to found the judgment.
It has often been held by this court, that the proceeding in question, though nominally The People are plaintiffs, is, to all other intents and purposes, a civil proceeding.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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