McCullough v. State

Marshall, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the criminal abandonment of his minor child. He enumerates as error the refusal of the trial judge to grant a motion to dismiss at the conclusion of the state’s evidence and that the bench trial judgment of guilt was unsupported by the evidence. Held:

The evidence reflects that the appellant and his ex-wife were divorced in September, 1974. The decree of divorce required the appellant to furnish $50 per week for the support of his child. The appellant made all the necessary child support payments through July, 1976. At that time, his…