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MANGUM v. STATE

35556.

91 Ga. App. 520 (1955)

86 S.E.2d 365

MANGUM v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 25, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. B. Howe, for plaintiff in error.

Dan Winn, Solicitor, contra.

TOWNSEND, J.

The sole question here is whether a prosecution for abandonment under Code § 74-9902 is maintainable against the putative father of a minor child who is illegitimate. Abandonment of a child, legitimate or otherwise, was not a criminal offense at common law (67 C. J. S. 817, § 91). The proceeding is statutory and criminal in nature, and accordingly subject to a strict construction. Code Chapter 74...

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