Freeman v. People
Freeman v. People
54 Ill. 162
Cases that cite this one
1 later published case cites this decision.
- McCoy v. People (Ill. 1873)
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Opinion of the Court
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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