Legal Opinion
In the Matter of James Michael Zarzynski and Kathryn Kleist Zarzynski, Debtors-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 1985No. 84-3047PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*305HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
We must determine in this bankruptcy matter whether the costs of a Wisconsin criminal prosecution are a dischargeable debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7).1
Debtor James Michael Zarzynski was convicted in the Circuit Court of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin of reckless homicide in violation of Wis.Stat. § 940.06(1), and was sentenced on December 16, 1981 to an indeterminate prison term of not more than one year and three months. As a part of the sentence Zarzynski was ordered to pay the costs of his prosecution in the sum of $8,254.10 pursuant to section 973.06(1)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re ButtonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 1981
- Zwick v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- In re AbramsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- United States v. Cox (In Re Cox)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1983
3Cited by147 opinions
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- In Re Andrew J. Kontrick, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Banner Oil Co. v. Bryson (In Re Bryson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- In Re Hewlett E. Morris, Jr., A/K/A H. Edward Morris, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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