State v. . Moore

The first assignment of error is to the refusal of his Honor to dismiss the proceedings on the ground that the prosecution is barred by the statute of limitations. The statute under which the defendant has been convicted provides: “Any parent who willfully neglects or who refuses to support and maintain his or her illegitimate child shall be guilty of’a misdemeanor and subject to such penalties as are hereafter provided.” Public Laws of 1933, ch. 228, sec. 1; as amended by Public Laws of 1937, ch. 432, sec. 1; as amended by Public Laws of 1939, ch. 217, secs. 1 and 2; sec. 276 (a), N. C. Code…