VAUGHN, Chief Judge.
We hold that the verdict returned by the jury was improper and must be set aside.
Defendant was charged and tried under G.S. 49-2, which makes it a misdemeanor offense for "[a]ny parent [to] willfully [neglect] or ... [refuse] to support and maintain his or her illegitimate child...." For defendant to be found guilty of this criminal offense, two essential elements must be established: First, that the defendant is a parent of the illegitimate...
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