STATE v. SEATON

No. 7855.

407 P.2d 354 (1965)

75 N.M. 511

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry Curtis SEATON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 1, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal & Neal, Hobbs, for defendant-appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Frank Bachicha, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


COMPTON, Justice.

An information was filed against the defendant in Lea County, New Mexico, which charged that "* * * Jerry Curtis Seaton did abandon his minor children, leaving them without sufficient means of support, or did fail to provide for the support, as far as his ability extended, of his minor children, and thereby left them destitute, * * *" The defendant waived a trial by jury. A trial to the court resulted in his being found guilty as charged. Judgment...

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