Legal Opinion
State of Ga. v. Causey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1980No. 36614, 36615PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
“If any father or mother shall wilfully and voluntarily abandon his or her child, either legitimate or illegitimate, leaving it in a dependent condition, he or she, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor . . .” Code Ann. § 74-9902 (a) (Ga. L. 1866, p. 151, superseded by Ga. L. 1980, pp. 1374, 1378).
Case No. 36614 is a misdemeanor prosecution against the father for abandonment of an illegitimate child. Case No. 36615 is a misdemeanor prosecution against the father for abandonment of two legitimate children by failing to pay child support pursuant to a court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Orr v. OrrSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cone v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Perini v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Staples v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- State v. AganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources v. Union Timber Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Coe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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