Byler v. State

The plaintiff in error was tried and convicted in the court of a justice of the peace of Stark county, Ohio, for failing to send his minor child to school, as required by the compulsory school attendance statute of Ohio, and fined $25. Error was prosecuted to the common pleas court, and the judgment of the justice was affirmed.

The proceeding here seeks to reverse the judgment of both the lower courts.

The conviction was had under favor of Section 12974, General Code of Ohio, which reads:

“Whoever being a parent, guardian or other person having care of a child of compulsory school age violates…