State v. Morovitz

Defendant Ronald Morovitz appeals from a jury conviction for criminal nonsupport in violation of § 568.040 RSMo 1986. Defendant was sentenced to one year in jail and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000. After opinion by the court of appeals, this Court granted transfer and now affirms. 1

Defendant and his wife, Ingrid Morovitz, obtained a decree a dissolution on September 28, 1982. The court gave Ingrid custody of their daughter, Simone, and ordered defendant to pay $35 per week for her support. For many years, the parties wrangled over aspects of the dissolution. For the most part, however,…