Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 1963No. Appeal, 348PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Eagen,
The defendant was convicted and sentenced for wilful neglect to support a child born out of lawful wedlock, under the provisions of the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, §732, 18 P.S. §4732. The Superior Court affirmed the judgment: Commonwealth ex rel. Smith v. Patterson, 197 Pa. Superior Ct. 538, 179 A. 2d 233 (1962). We granted allocatur.
The child was born May 19, 1951. The mother signed an affidavit of complaint on August 1, 1951. At that time, the defendant was in the armed forces. He was discharged December 31, 1952. Shortly thereafter, he visited the…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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