Supreme Court of New Jersey· 3/22/1971

State v. Clark

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275 A.2d 137
58 N.J. 72
1971 N.J. LEXIS 228

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holding both Fifth Amendment and public policy require that neither unmarried welfare applicant nor father of her children could be prosecuted for fornication where applicant was required to institute bastardy proceedings against father to obtain benefits
holding both Fifth Amendment and public policy require that neither unmarried welfare applicant nor father of her children could be prosecuted for fornication where applicant was required to institute bastardy proceedings against father to obtain benefits
holding both Fifth Amendment and public policy require that neither unmarried welfare applicant nor father of her children could be prosecuted for fornication where applicant was required to institute bastardy proceedings against father to obtain benefits
involving welfare, bastardy and police proceedings
involving welfare, bastardy and police proceedings

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