Dukes v. State

Plaintiff in error was tried and convicted in Walton County for withholding the means of support from his minor child. Sentence was withheld until the next regular term of court on condition that he contribute two dollars per week to the support of his child. Failing to appear at the next term of court, his appearance bond was estreated and he was taken into custody by the sheriff.

He moved to vacate the verdict and dismiss the prosecution on the ground that he was not a citizen of this State. His motion was denied and he was sentenced to serve one year at hard labor in the state penitentiary.…