Boone v. State

Arrington, G.

The appellant, Travis Boone, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Forrest County for violation of Section 2087 of the Mississippi Code of 1942, which provides as follows: “Desertion and non-support of children under the age of sixteen years by a parent, a felony — punishment therefor. — Any parent who shall desert or wilfully neglect or refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of his or her child or children under the age of 16 years, leaving such child or children in destitute or necessitous circumstances, shall he guilty of a felony and on conviction thereof, shall he…