Harris v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals
Harris v. State, 105 Ga. App. 448 (1962)
124 S.E.2d 696; 1962 Ga. App. LEXIS 952
Frankum
Harris v. State
Opinion of the Court
B. F. Harris was convicted of abandoning his three minor children, and his appeal is before this court on the general grounds of his motion for a new trial only. “There are two elements in the offense of abandonment of child: (a) desertion, that is, the willful forsaking and desertion of the duties of parenthood; (b) dependency, that is, .leaving such child in a dependent condition. Both elements
Judgment affirmed.
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