Runnebaum v. State

John Runnebaum was indicted, tried and found guilty on the charge of failing- to provide for an illegitimate child under 16 years of ag'e. The only question raised in the error proceedings is whether or not the State, on record, established the essential elements necessary for conviction, it being claimed that the State failed to prove the defendant was “able, by reason of property, or by labor or earnings, to provide such "child with necessary home, food and clothing.”

The Court of Appeals held:—

1. Defendant was prosecuted under 13008 GC. which sets forth what shall Constitute the offense and…