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State v. Bailey

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided October 30, 1969No. 18971PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Littlejohn, Justice.

The defendant David Leroy Bailey was indicted, tried by a jury, and convicted in the Court of General Sessions for Dillon County under Section 20-303 of the 1962 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended, for failure to support an illegitimate child. This section provides that “(a)ny able-bodied man or man capable of earning or making a livelihood who shall, without just cause or excuse, abandon or fail to supply the actual necessaries of life to his wife or to his minor unmarried legitimate or illegitimate child or children dependent upon him shall be guilty of a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gwynn v. Citizens' Telephone Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
  2. State v. CollinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
  3. Young v. Corbitt Motor Truck Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
  4. State v. WagstaffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
  5. State v. PeeplesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1919

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  2. State v. BennettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  3. State v. MasseySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
  4. State v. ShaferSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  5. South Carolina Department of Social Services v. LowmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977

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