State v. Westmoreland
122 S.E.2d 702, 255 N.C. 725, 1961 N.C. LEXIS 675
Opinion
The criminal offenses charged are defined by statute, G.S. 14-322. By express language the abandonment and failure to support must be wilful to create criminal offenses. S. v. Hall, 251 N.C. 211, 110 S.E. 2d 868; S. v. Gibson, 245 N.C. 71, 95 S.E. 2d 125; S. v. Lucas, 242 N.C. 84, 86 S.E. 2d 770. The court, in charging the jury, made defendant’s guilt turn on the adequacy of the support provided without requiring a finding that defendant acted wilfully. This omission of an essential ingredient of the crime entitles defendant to a
New trial.
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State v. Westmoreland, 122 S.E.2d 702, 255 N.C. 725, 1961 N.C. LEXIS 675 (N.C. 1961).
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Related
State v. Hall
110 S.E.2d 868 (Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1959)
State v. Gibson
95 S.E.2d 125 (Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1956)
State v. Lucas
86 S.E.2d 770 (Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1955)