BROCK, Chief Judge.
The statute under which defendant was charged (G.S. § 49-2) reads, in part, as follows: "Any parent who willfully neglects or who refuses to support and maintain his or her illegitimate child shall be guilty of a misdemeanor . . ."
To support a conviction under this statute two basic facts must be established: First, that defendant is a parent of the illegitimate child in question; and, second, that the defendant has willfully...
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