PEOPLE EX REL. JOHNSON v. HAMPTON

No. 78-948.

70 Ill. App.3d 555 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 782

THE PEOPLE ex rel. PAULA JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBERT HAMPTON, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed March 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago (Russell C. Grimes, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellant.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Anthony F. Rusnak and James L. Rhodes, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 3, 1975, plaintiff, Paula Johnson, brought this action against defendant, Robert Hampton, to establish the paternity of a child born to plaintiff. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, par. 1354.) Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and demanded a jury trial. Following the denial of plaintiff's motion for a directed verdict, the jury found defendant not guilty of the charge of...

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