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· 1/4/1915

In re Gambetta

Citations

  • 169 Cal. 100

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Failure oe Father to Provide eob Minor Illegitimate Child.—Section 270 of the Penal Code, as originally adopted, making it a felony for a parent to willfully omit to provide for a minor Child, has no application to the father of illegitimate ehildreL and section 196a of the Civil Code, adopted in 1913, imposing the obligation on a father to support his illegitimate children, has not changed the application of section 270 of the Penal Code in any way.</p>

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