Dorsey v. State

Webb, Judge.

Dorsey was convicted of the crime of abandonment, and sentenced to twelve months in prison to be probated on condition that he pay the sum of $50 a week for the support of his two minor children until they attain the age of majority. In addition he was fined the sum of $50 payable at the rate of $10 a month.

1. In his first enumeration Dorsey asserts that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for new trial because the state failed to prove the elements necessary to warrant a conviction of abandonment under Code Ann. § 74-9902. Specifically, he argues (a) that he could not…