State v. Peeples
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Criminal Law — Venue—Failure to Support Wife and Children.— In prosecution of husband, under Cr. Code 1912, sec. 697, for failure to support wife and children, the county of husband’s residence, and not that of residence of wife and children, was proper county for trial; the offense having been committed in such county.
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Criminal Law — Venue—Failure to Support Wife and Children.— In prosecution of husband, under Cr. Code 1912, sec. 697, for failure to support wife and children, the county of husband’s residence, and not that of residence of wife and children, was proper county for trial; the offense having been committed in such county. Before Townsend, J.,v Kershaw, Summer term, 1919. Wesley Peeples was convicted for failure to support his children, and he appeals. submits: That the Court of General Sessions for Kershaw county was without jurisdiction, because the wife and children of defendant were living…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The appellant was indicted under Section 697 of the Criminal Code for failure to support his wife and children. The appellant lives in Kershaw county. There was a disagreement between the husband and wife, and she moved into and now lives in Lee county with her children. The appellant demurred to the jurisdiction of the Court of Kershaw county, and claimed that the offense, if any, was committed in Lee county, where the wife and children reside. The demurrer to the jurisdiction was overruled, and the defendant was convicted for…
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