Legal Opinion
United States v. Hanna
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 2010No. 10-1331PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
In the wake of his divorce, Dr. Rafik Hanna was ordered by an Illinois court to make child-support payments to his daughter. For the most part, he flouted this order. After several years of nonpayment and a move to Washington State, a federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Hanna on charges that he willfully failed to pay a support obligation to a child residing in another state, in violation of the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998,18 U.S.C. § 228 (“Section 228”). A jury convicted Hanna, and the district court sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment and a year of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- In Re Marriage of RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
- United States v. Gerald Black, United States of America v. Stephen R. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey A. BALLEK, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by17 opinions
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