United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for failure to pay child support is affirmed where: 1) the district court specifically addressed defendant's lack of income, his "drug abuse issue," his prior problems with the law, and that he was "doing stuff to help out at home"; and 2) the district court did not give significant weight to the fact that defendant and his family receive Social Security disability income, an allegedly irrelevant factor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/29/2010
• Published 07/29/2010

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• United States Eighth Circuit

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