State v. Dangler

Citations

• 74 Ohio St. (N.S.) 49

Syllabus

<p>Prosecution for non-support of parent — Must be instituted in county where defendant resides — At time of non-support— Section 7017, Revised Statutes — Offenses' against public policy.</p> <p>1. A prosecution under section 7017-3, Revised Statutes, for nonsupport of a parent, must be instituted in the county in which the defendant resides, at the time he neglects or refuses to furnish the support.</p> <p>2. In a prosecution under said section, commenced by indictment in the court of common pleas of the county in which the parent of defendant resides, where the evidence showed, without contradiction, that during the whole of the time laid in the indictment, the defendant was a non-resident of, and was absent from, the county in which said indictment was found and prosecution commenced, and that at . no time during said period was he within said county, it was properly held by the court of common pleas that it was without jurisdiction of said offense, and a verdict for the defendant was properly directed.</p>