Rainwater v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Rainwater was charged with the offense of abandonment. Upon the trial of the case, defendant denied all elements of the offense charged. The jury acquitted defendant of the charge of abandonment, but found that he was the father of the child alleged to have been abandoned. Defendant appeals the judgment entered on the jury’s determination of paternity. Held:

1. Lest there be some concern as to our jurisdiction to consider *595defendant’s appeal in the face of his acquittal of the charge of abandonment, we note that prior decisions hold that the determination of…