Commonwealth v. Truczinskas

The complaint against the defendant in this case is 'that during the six months next before the making of the complaint, “being of sufficient ability,” he did unreasonably neglect to provide for the complainant, his lawful wife, against the peace of the Commonwealth and “the form of the statute in such case made and provided.” 1 The complaint is dated September 23, 1944. Having been found guilty in the District Court, the defendant appealed and the case was tried' to a jury who returned a verdict of *299guilty. The case comes before us on the defendant’s exception to the denial of his motion for…