Curtin v. State

238 S.W.2d 187 (1950)

CURTIN

v.

STATE.

No. 25015.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 13, 1950.

On Rehearing February 28, 1951.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1951.

Bullington, Humphrey, Humphrey & Fillmore, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the wilful neglect and failure to support his three children under 16 years of age, an offense defined by art. 602, P.C., Vernon's Ann. P.C. art. 602. The jury assessed the maximum punishment of two years in the penitentiary.

The defense was predicated…