SMITH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of child abandonment. See Code § 74-9902. We affirm the conviction.
1. Appellant asserts that a divorce decree entered May 20, 1971, "is conclusive on the issue of paternity." However, an examination of the divorce decree reveals that the matter of paternity was not raised in the divorce action. Appellant's reliance on the doctrine of conclusiveness of judgments is therefore unfounded. Moreover, the state was not...
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