United States Fifth Circuit

A conviction for conviction for having "wilfully fail[ed] to pay a support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State, if such obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer than 2 years, or is greater than $10,000", is affirmed over claims regarding whether: 1) the statute of limitations bars his conviction; 2) the district court abused its discretion in delaying the trial in violation of the Speedy Trial Act; 3) the district court erred in its jury instructions on "wilfulness"; and 4) there was sufficient evidence for the conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2008
• Published 04/16/2008

Judges

• DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Camille Ann Domingue, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for U.S., Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Edelkind.