Hayes v. State

WILLIAM D. PAGE, Circuit Judge.

Prosecution of appellant was in Morgan County Court for non-support of his two minor daughters under Title 34, Section 90, Code of Alabama 1940, Recompiled 1958. *679Defendant was found guilty by a jury. The jury declined to assess a fine. The trial court sentenced appellant to hard labor for the County for twelve months. On trial and in this Court appellant was represented by retained counsel.

On June 15, 1976, Bonne Hayes, the former wife of appellant, executed affidavit to the effect that within the preceding twelve months appellant “did without just cause,…