Jones v. State

Smith, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of child abandonment at a non-jury trial. We affirm.

1. Appellant contends that his failure to make periodic support payments and pay his child’s medical bills was the result of personal financial difficulties. Therefore, appellant asserts, the evidence was insufficient to establish that he "wilfully and voluntarily” abandoned his child.

In our view, the evidence authorized the trial court to find beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant “wilfully and voluntarily” abandoned his child. Appellant’s contention that personal financial difficulties prevented…