State v. Dixon
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from the Criminal Court of Hamilton County. — S. D. McRbynolds, Judge. .
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buchanan
Dixon was indicted for that he did “willfully and without good cause, neglect or fail to provide for ' his wife according to his means, or leave her destitute, or in danger of becoming a public charge,”
Chapter 125, Acts of 1915, page 345, denounces. such conduct by any husband as a misdemeanor.
*198By way of defense to this indictment a motion to quash was .interposed. The trial court sustained the motion, and the State appealed.
The motion to quash makes the point that the indictment fails to state any offense. This is not well taken. The statute declares conduct hy any husband such as is set out…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- State v. DvoracekSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- State ex rel. Mioton v. BakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- State v. LathamTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
- Ex Parte SmytheCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McWhorter v. GibsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- Estate of Nan Francis v. Karl FrancisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001