Commonwealth v. Zarrilli

The defendant was found guilty by a judge in the Superior Court, sitting without jury, on each of two counts of a complaint charging (in count 1) that “during the two months before the making of this complaint [entered on November 22,1974] ... [the defendant] did unreasonably neglect and refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of... his lawful wife.” The second count made the same charge with reference to “his [five] minor children,” whose names and dates of birth were listed in the complaint. The defendant is before this court on a bill of exceptions; we need discuss only one of…