Stephens v. Mayo

TERRELL, Acting Chief Justice.

Petitioner was tried and convicted on an information pursuant to F.S. § 856.04, F.S.A., charging in the first count that he did on the 1st day of September, 1953 unlawfully desert his eight minor children, to-wit: Sammie Stephens, Mary Lou Stephens, Wendell Stephens, Maxie Stephens, Lucretia Stephens, Robert Stephens, Zell Stephens and James David Stephens. Second Count charges that petitioner did from the 1st day of September 1953 to the 20th day of December 1953, in Hamilton County, Florida, unlawfully withhold the means of support from his said eight minor…