Black v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay

Affirming.

W. 0. Black appeals from a one-year sentence for child desertion.

The principal ground urged for reversal is that it was not shown that appellant left the child in destitute circumstances. The evidence discloses the following situation: Appellant is the husband of Elsie Black, and the father of James Allen Black, who was born December 23, 1931. The child was born at the home of his maternal grandfather, and has never lived anywhere else. The mother had no property, and the child was supported by his grandfather. Appellant’s mother also gave…