United States Seventh Circuit
US v. Hanna, 10-1331
Conviction of defendant for willfully failing to pay a support obligation to a child residing in another state, in violation of the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998, is affirmed where: 1) defendant's argument that there was insufficient evidence of his "income" to sustain his conviction is rejected; 2) sufficient evidence supported the "willfulness" element of the statute, as the evidence showed that defendant received thousands of dollars in gifts from family, yet refused to use any of those funds to pay child support; and 3) defendant's remaining arguments are rejected, including his challenge to the district court's sentence of two years' imprisonment followed by a year of supervised release, and order to pay $247,843.99 in restitution.
Appellate Information
- Argued 09/09/2010
- Decided 12/22/2010
- Published 12/22/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit