State v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Vermont
Complaint under G. L. 3536 for nonsupport of respondent’s wife. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury in the Barre City Court,, Washington County, Eltvin L. Scott, City Judge. Verdict,, guilty. Judgment on the verdict. The respondent excepted.. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSlack, J.
The respondent is charged with a violation of G. L. 3536, which provides that “A husband who shall, without just cause, desert or wilfully neglect or refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of his wife in destitute circumstances, ’ ’ etc., ‘ ‘ shall be imprisoned * * * or fined, ’ ’ etc.
The State called the respondent’s wife as a witness. On cross-examination she was shown a written report from the di*280rector of the State laboratory, which indicated that the respondent had gonorrhea about May 20, 1919, and was asked whether she had ever seen it before. She said she had not. She was…
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