Freeman v. People

Illinois Supreme Court

Freeman v. People

54 Ill. 162

CourtIllinois Supreme Court

DecidedJune 15, 1870

StatusPublished

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Freeman v. People, 54 Ill. 162 (Ill. 1870).

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Mr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The only question necessary to notice, arising on this record, is as to the competency of the putative father of an illegitimate child as a witness in his own .behalf on the trial of the charge.

It is settled by the case of Starr v. The People, 50 Ill. 52, that he is a competent witness.

For the error in rejecting him the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Judgment reversed.

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Mr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The only question necessary to notice, arising on this record, is as to the competency of the putative father of an illegitimate child as a witness in his own .behalf on the trial of the charge.

It is settled by the case of Starr v. The People, 50 Ill. 52, that he is a competent witness.

For the error in rejecting him the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Judgment reversed.

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