Abraham v. State

1. “ The crime of abandonment begins and continues as long as there is a failure on the part of the father to perform his parental duty, and consequent dependence of the child. . . The time when the original separation took place is entirely immaterial. . . The continuing dependency of the child vitalizes the offense.” Phelps v. State, 10 Ga. App. 41, 43 (72 S. E. 524), and citations.

•(a) Applying the above ruling to the facts of the instant case, which show, among other things, that the crime began in 1918, in a portion of Berrien county which was later, on January 1, 1919, converted into…