COMMONWEALTH v. MASON


317 S.W.2d 166 (1958)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Wendell MASON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., William F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

E. R. Gregory, Bowling Green, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Wendell Mason was indicted under that portion of KRS 435.240(3) (a) that reads as follows:

"If a divorce has been granted by a court of competent jurisdiction, and thereafter the parent of any child under the age of sixteen years shall fail to comply with the orders of the court relative to the maintenance or support of the child as set forth in the judgment granting the divorce, while said child is in indigent or destitute circumstances...

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