State v. Nesmith

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice Stabler.

On October 12, 1936, the defendant, Nesmith, was indicted in the Court of General Sessions -for Florence County for, nonsupport of his wife and minor child, in violation of Section 1123 of the Code of 1932, which provides that: “Any able-bodied man or a man capable of earning or mak ing a livelihood who shall, without just cause or excuse, abandon or fail to supply the actual necessaries of life to his wife or to his minor, unmarried child, or children dependent upon him, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,” etc. At the…