Imperial v. State

LA PRADE, Judge.

Defendant was accused of the crime of failure to provide for minor children, a felony. A portion of the charge reads as follows :

“The said Francisco Imperial * * * being then and there the parent of certain minor children, the parentage of said children having been made and entered the 26th day of April, 1941, in a bastardy proceedings in this Court, to-wit: (children’s names) did then and there wilfully and without lawful excuse, fail, neglect and omit to furnish the said minor children with necessary food, clothing, shelter and medical attendance; * * ■

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