State v. Ungry

Háys, J.

Vernon E. Ungry, defendant, was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of desertion, as defined in section 731.1, Code of 1946. From a judgment in accordance therewith, he appeals.

Section 731.1, Code of 1946, so far as material here, provides :

“Every person who shall * * * without good cause, willfully neglect or refuse to provide for such child or children, they being in a destitute condition, shall be deemed guilty of desertion * * * ”

Appellant assigns three alleged errors upon the part of the trial court as the basis for a reversal: (1) In overruling his motion for a directed…