Jackson v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is wife and child deser*288tion, and the punishment assessed is a fine of $150.00 and six months in the county jail.

Appellant was indicted in separate counts charging him first, with wilfully deserting his wife, who was then in necessitous circumstances; second, for wilfully deserting and refusing to provide for the support of his children, to-wit; Era Belle Jackson, Willie Mae Jackson, and Fronnie Jackson, who were then under sixteen years of age; and third, for wilfully deserting, neglecting and refusing to provide for the support and maintenance of his child, Fronnie…