Dalton v. State

Dalton was tried and convicted of the offense of abandoning his minor child, leaving it in a dependent and destitute condition. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted. The judge charged the jury, in substance, that if the accused and his wife had separated on account of his misconduct, and he failed to provide for and support the child, which was with its mother, the jury would be authorized to convict him, although the wife had returned to her relatives and they had supported and provided for the child on account of their love for it and on account of charity. The Penal…