Legal Opinion

State v. Wellman

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided February 9, 1918No. 21,468PublishedCited by 49 opinions

Appeal from Douglas district court; Charles A. Smart, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

William T. Wellman appeals from a conviction on the charge of having violated the statute making it a felony for a parent, without lawful excuse, to neglect or refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of his child under the age of sixteen years, who is in destitute or necessitous circumstances.

The period within which the defendant is charged to have been guilty of such omission extended from November 10,1916, to February 10, 1917. During that time and until after his arrest he was not in the state of Kansas, but was living in Kansas…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Appleyard v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  3. Pettibone v. NicholsSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Lascelles v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. Bassing v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1908

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Jackson v. OlsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1946
  2. State v. StoneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. State v. BallSupreme Court of Kansas · 1922
  4. State v. MickSupreme Court of Kansas · 1981
  5. State v. McCowanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979

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