State v. Stone
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DeVorE, J., Lexington, Summer term, 1918. Defendant, Prank Stone, was indicted for abandoning his wife, Eva Stone. Defendant’s motion to dismiss was granted, and the State appeals. submits: There are three exceptions that may well be considered together, as they raise practically the same issue, stated somewhat differently.
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Before DeVorE, J., Lexington, Summer term, 1918. Defendant, Prank Stone, was indicted for abandoning his wife, Eva Stone. Defendant’s motion to dismiss was granted, and the State appeals. submits: There are three exceptions that may well be considered together, as they raise practically the same issue, stated somewhat differently. The question, briefly stated,is: Did the presiding Judge commit error of law in (a) íwithdrawing the case from the jury, and (b) in not submitting the case to the jury, on the ground that the undisputed evidence showed the venue to be in Aiken county and not in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The respondent, Frank Stone, was indicted under section 697, Criminal Code of South Carolina, for abandoning and failing to supply the actual necessities of life to his wife, Eva Stone. The section is:
“Misdemeanor for Husband to Fail to Support■ Wife and Children. — Any able-bodied man who shall, without just cause or excuse, abandon or fail to supply the actual necessities of life to his wife or to his minor unmarried child or children dependent upon him, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall…
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