ERVIN, Justice.
The Attorney-General correctly concedes that the court erred in denying the motion in arrest of judgment.
Under G.S. § 49-2, the neglect or the refusal of a parent to support his illegitimate child is not a crime unless it is wilful. As a consequence, the State must both allege and prove a wilful nonsupport in a prosecution under the statute. State v. McDay,
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