United States v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 228 (Child Support Recovery Act of 1992) · 18 U.S.C. § 3231 · 18 U.S.C. § 3401 · 18 U.S.C. § 3559 · 18 U.S.C. § 3571 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2409A
Relies on Younger v. Harris · Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. · Hamling v. United States · United States v. Lopez
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“§ 228. Failure to pay legal child support obligations (a) Offense. — Whoever willfully fails to pay a past due support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). (b) Punishment. — The punishment for an offense under this section is — (1) in the case of a first offense under this section, a fine under this title, imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; and (2) in any other case, a fine under this title, imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both, (c) Restitution.— Upon a conviction under this section, the court shall order restitution under section 3663 in an amount equal to the past due support obligation as it exists at the time of sentencing, (d) Definitions. — As used in this section — (1) the term “past due support obligation" means an amount — (A) determined under a court order or an order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State to be due from a person for the support and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living; and (B) that has remained unpaid for a period longer than one year, or is greater than $5,000; and (2) the term "State” includes the District of Columbia, and any other possession or territory of the United States. 18 U.S.C. § 228 .”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“It is the trier of fact which must make the required determination whether, based upon the proven court order or agency ruling creating the support obligation, the past due support obligation is within the provisions of the Act, i.e. any amount unpaid for more than one year, or $5,000. Collins’ interpretation, if accepted, would create an additional obstacle to compliance, contrary to the manifest purposes of the Act.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Any person who (1) willfully fails to pay a support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State, if such obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer than 1 year, or is greater than $5,000”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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