Bullock v. State

175 S.E.2d 163, 121 Ga. App. 700, 1970 Ga. App. LEXIS 1320

Opinion

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from the judgment revoking his probation.

Submitted April 13, 1970 Decided April 24, 1970. Scott & Alexander, Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant. Thomas W. Ridgway, District Attorney, for appellee.

Upon conviction of burglary in June of 1966, defendant was given a four-year probated sentence on condition he did not violate the criminal laws during the period. A petition for revocation was filed in October 1969 charging defendant with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The evidence is undisputed that defendant was living alone in a house with a 16-year-old girl and that when she was detained by the juvenile court he signed a bond falsely representing himself as a relative so she could be released into his custody.

Defendant contends that neither of these actions is the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. However, Code Ann. § 24-9904.1 also makes contributing to the neglect of a minor a misdemeanor. There is some evidence here that defendant contributed to her neglect and lack of parental supervision. “Where there is even ‘slight evidence’ this court will not interfere with a revocation unless there has been a manifest abuse of discretion.” Turner v. State, 119 Ga. App. 117 (166 SE2d 582); Cooper v. State, 118 Ga. App. 57 (162 SE2d 753).

Judgment affirmed.

Deen and Evans, JJ., concur.