Legal Opinion
State v. Clark
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 2, 1918No. 23186PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from Juvenile Court, Parish of Orleans; Andrew H. Wilson, Judge. Edwin L. Clark was convicted of willfully neglecting and refusing to provide for the support of a minor child in destitute and necessitous circumstances, his motion for a new trial was overruled, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Defendant was prosecuted under an affidavit, sworn and subscribed to on March 1, 1918, and reading, in part, as follows:
“That on the 1st day of March, 1918, being in the parish of Orleans aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court of said parish, one Edwin L. Clark did, then and there, willfully neglect and refuse to provide for the support of his minor child, Courtney, aged 3% years, and the aforesaid minor child of the said Edwin L. Clark then and there was, and now is, in destitute and necessitous circumstances.”
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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