People v. Lewis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Charles Edward Lewis, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of New York in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 6th day of August, 1908, convicting the defendant of the crime of abandoning children, etc., and also from an order amending the indictment and orders denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The defendant was tried for and convicted of the crime of abandoning children under sixteen years of age in destitute circumstances and omitting to furnish necessary and proper food, clothing and shelter for such children. The crime charged is defined in section 287a of the Penal Code, which was added by chapter 168 of the Laws of 1905, and has now been re-enacted as section 480 of the Penal Law. It reads as follows: A parent or other person charged with the care or custody for nurture or education of a child under the age of sixteen years, who abandons the child in destitute…
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