Wood v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

The appellant, Blanche Wood, was charged by information with the crime of cruelty to a child. Ark. Stat. Ann § 41-1105 (Repl. 1964). A jury imposed a $100 fine and three months’ jail sentence with a recommendation that the jail sentence be suspended. The trial court accordingly rendered judgment on that verdict. In a separate proceeding the circuit court upheld the action of the County Juvenile Court finding that the two adopted children of appellants, Blanche and Herman Wood, were dependent and neglected children and its order removing them from their custody. The two…