May v. State

Avery May, defendant and plaintiff in error, was accused and convicted of failure to pay, without good cause, amounts provided for support of his children by a decree of divorce rendered in the district court for Adams County. He was given the maximum sentence. His application for a new trial was denied and he has presented the record of his conviction and sentence to. this court for review.

The statute defining the crime of failure to pay, without justifiable reason, previously adjudged amounts for child support (§ 28-450, R. R. S. 1943) contains these provisions: “Whenever any husband,…