Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Petrosky
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 12, 1951No. Appeal, 156PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Ross, J.,
This is a prosecution for a violation of section 731 of The Penal Code of 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS 4731. The indictment charges, in substance, that the defendant on June 14, 1948, separated himself from his wife and minor son without reasonable cause and from that day until the date of the indictment (May 4, 1949) wil-fully neglected to maintain his wife and child, they being destitute and dependent on his earnings for adequate support. It is conceded that the indictment cannot stand as to the son of the defendant since he was eighteen years of age when the indictment was…
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- Dorrance's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Esenwein v. EsenweinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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