State v. Farmer

In December, 1948, defendant was charged in the superior court for King county with the crime of abandonment and nonsupport of his son, a child under sixteen years of age. Rem. Supp. 1943, § 6908 [P.P.C. § 115-1]. Upon advice of counsel appointed by the court, he entered a plea of guilty on January 4, 1949.

Under authority of Rem. Rev. Stat. (Sup.), §§ 10249-5a and -5b [P.P.C. §§ 787-1, -3], the court suspended imposing sentence and entered the following order of January 14, 1949:

“. . . The defendant having made application to the Court for probation and defendant being eligible under the law…