Legal Opinion
Miller v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 15, 1920No. A-3263PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from County Court, Noble County; A. Duff Tillery, Judge. John L. Miller was convicted of the unlawful abandonment of his wife and child, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.
This is an appeal from the county court of Noble county, wherein the plaintiff in error was convicted of violating section 1, c. 149, Session Laws of Oklahoma 1915, which provides:
“That every person who shall without good cause abandon his wife and neglect and refuse to maintain and provide for her, and who shall abandon his or her minor child or children under the age of twelve years, in desti tute or necessitous circumstances, and willfully neglect or refuse to maintain or provide for such child or children, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Postelwait v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920