York v. State

1. “It any father shall wilfully and voluntarily abandon his child, leaving it in a dependent condition, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The wife shall be a competent witness, in such cases, to testify for or against her husband. A child thus abandoned by the father shall be considered to be in a dependent condition when the father does not furnish sufficient food and clothing for the needs of the child.” (Italics ours.) Code of 1933, § 74-9903. “The offense of abandoning one’s child and leaving it in a dependent condition is consummated and, in the legal sense,' committed in the county…