State v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

Appellants in each of these cases were charged with violating the truancy law of our state (G. S. 1935, 72-4801, 72-4802), *589were found guilty, and have appealed. The cases were tried separately in the courts below, first in the juvenile court and on appeal in the district court, but have been consolidated here, for the legal questions presented are the same in each case. The pertinent portion of G. S. 1935, 72-4801, reads:

“That every parent, . . . having control over or charge of any child who has reached the age of seven years and is under…