Towns v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Towns v. State

100 S.E. 575, 24 Ga. App. 265, 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 540

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedOctober 10, 1919

Docket10618

StatusPublished

Cited by9 cases

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Towns v. State, 100 S.E. 575, 24 Ga. App. 265, 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 540 (Ga. Ct. App. 1919).

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Broyles, C. J.

1. On the trial of one for the abandonment of his minor child it is not error to exclude testimony offered by the defendant to the effect that his wife, pregnant with her unborn child, abandoned him, despite his entreaties for her to stay and live with him. Moore v. State, 1 Ga. App. 502 (57 S. E. 1016); Parrish v. State, 10 Ga. App. 836 (74 S. E. 445).

2. Where the absent father has for two years immediately preceding the finding of the accusation against him failed and refused to provide for his dependent child, the time when the original separation took place is entirely immaterial. The continuing dependency of the child vitalizes the offense, and the fact that the absence, and even the dependency, began more than two years prior to the accusation affords no ground for the interposition of the statute of limitations. Phelps v. State, 10 Ga. App. 41 (72 S. E. 524); Campbell v. State, 20 Ga. App. 190 (92 S. E. 951).

3. The evidence authorized the conviction of the accused, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Luhe and Bloockoorth, JJ., eoneur.

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Broyles, C. J.

1. On the trial of one for the abandonment of his minor child it is not error to exclude testimony offered by the defendant to the effect that his wife, pregnant with her unborn child, abandoned him, despite his entreaties for her to stay and live with him. Moore v. State, 1 Ga. App. 502 (57 S. E. 1016); Parrish v. State, 10 Ga. App. 836 (74 S. E. 445).

2. Where the absent father has for two years immediately preceding the finding of the accusation against him failed and refused to provide for his dependent child, the time when the original separation took place is entirely immaterial. The continuing dependency of the child vitalizes the offense, and the fact that the absence, and even the dependency, began more than two years prior to the accusation affords no ground for the interposition of the statute of limitations. Phelps v. State, 10 Ga. App. 41 (72 S. E. 524); Campbell v. State, 20 Ga. App. 190 (92 S. E. 951).

3. The evidence authorized the conviction of the accused, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

Luhe and Bloockoorth, JJ., eoneur.

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