CURTIN v. STATE

No. 25015.

238 S.W.2d 187 (1950)

CURTIN v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

On Rehearing February 28, 1951.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bullington, Humphrey, Humphrey & Fillmore, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the wilful neglect and failure to support his three children under 16 years of age, an offense defined by art. 602, P.C., Vernon's Ann. P.C. art. 602. The jury assessed the maximum punishment of two years in the penitentiary.

The defense was predicated upon the claim that appellant was never married to the mother of the children, and that if he was in fact their...

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