Richardson v. State
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Appeal from Municipal Court of City of Wilmington. Isaac Richardson was charged on information with willful neglect to provide for the support and maintenance of his illegitimate child. On demurrer to the information. The case was brought from the Municipal Court for the City of Wilmington on appeal to the Court of General Sessions. The questions-raised by the demurrer appear in the opinion of the court,
1Opinion of the Court
Heisel, J.,
delivering the opinion of the court:
This is a demurrer to an information filed January 12, 1920, wherein it is charged that thedefendant onthefirst day of January, 1918, and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of filing the information, willfully neglected to support his illegitimate child under the age of sixteen years, to wit, nine years of age, being in necessitous circumstances.
The causes of demurrer are:(1) That the act upon which the information is based is ex post facto as to the offense charged, and, therefore, void as to this offense.(2) That said…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bradfield v. StateNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1914
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