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Harris v. State

124 S.E.2d 696, 105 Ga. App. 448, 1962 Ga. App. LEXIS 952
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedFebruary 23, 1962
Docket39369
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Harris v. State, 124 S.E.2d 696, 105 Ga. App. 448, 1962 Ga. App. LEXIS 952 (Ga. Ct. App. 1962).

Opinion

Frankum, Judge.

B. F. Harris was convicted of abandoning his three minor children, and his appeal is before this court on the general grounds of his motion for a new trial only. “There are two elements in the offense of abandonment of child: (a) desertion, that is, the willful forsaking and desertion of the duties of parenthood; (b) dependency, that is, .leaving such child in a dependent condition. Both elements [449]*449must be present to complete the offense.” Blackwell v. State, 48 Ga. App. 221 (1) (172 SE 670). -Construing the evidence, as we must, most strongly in favor of the verdict of the jury which was approved by the trial court, the evidence supports the verdict.

Decided February 23, 1962 Rehearing denied March 6, 1962. Casey Thigpen, for plaintiff in error. Thomas A. Hutcheson, Solicitor, Dukes & McMillan, contra.

Judgment affirmed.

Nichols, P. J., and Jordan, J., concur.

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