Minnich v. Rivera

509 Pa. 588 (1986)

506 A.2d 879

Jean Marie MINNICH, Appellant,

v.

Gregory L. RIVERA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 22, 1985.

Decided March 21, 1986.

Mary Louise Barton, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

William W. Campbell, Lancaster, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the evidentiary standard in a paternity trial, proof by a preponderance of the evidence, as prescribed by statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6704(d), violates the due process…