Legal Opinion
United States v. Dustin P. Russell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1999No. 99-1451PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
The government indicted Dustin P. Russell for violating the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act (DPPA), 18 U.S.C.A. § 228 (West 1999), by willfully failing to pay more than $10,000 in past due support obligations. The district court dismissed the indictment, finding that it violated the Ex Post Facto .Clause, U.S. Const, art. I, § 9, cl. 3. We reverse and remand.
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On September 3, 1996, a South Dakota state court entered an order requiring Russell to pay $300 per month in child support obligations and to páy a lump sum of $3,700 for past due obligations that accrued between…
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- United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. John J. Gillies, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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