State v. Bailey

This is a criminal proceeding, wherein Julius Bailey was convicted of the crime of nonsupport and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the county jail, under the following statute:

“Any person who, without just or sufficient cause, shall fail or neglect to support his wife, or female children under the age of éighteen years, or male children under the age of sixteen years, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished therefor by confinement in the state prison for not more than one year, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than one…