Fowler v. Ross

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge (dissenting).

The story of this case is a pathetic one. It is a drama that has been acted out countless times before. A husband cannot or will not support his wife and children, and when he enters the state that shelters them he is promptly arrested, tried and sentenced. That sort of treatment may or may not be a successful solution of the emotional and economic problems of the *37parties: a term of years on the chain gang may do very little to “reform” the offender or satisfy the needs of his family.

That much may be granted. But criminal punishment is the remedy most…