Melton v. State

The record now contains the complaint. Therefore the appeal is reinstated.

Failure to support a child under sixteen years of age is the offense. The principal State's witness was the wife of the appellant. Her testimony is in substance as follows: She and her husband had been separated since June, 1928. There was one child, Warran J. Melton, Jr., who was seven years of age. The child was in need of food and other necessities which the witness could not supply. She and her husband together owned a residence of the value of $10,000.00, encumbered with $4,000.00; four business lots in Terrell,…