Sanjari v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

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1. “A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to the person’s dependent child commits nonsupport of a child, a Class D felony. However, the offense is a Class C felony if the total amount of unpaid support that is due and owing for one (1) or more children is at least fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sanjari v. State · Sickels v. State

2. “[Sanjari] and [Alison Gratzol] married in 1982 and had two children. Their marriage was dissolved in Elkhart County, Indiana, in 2000, and [Sanjari] was eventually ordered to pay $289 per week as child support to apply to both children, plus additional amounts for educational expenses and to reduce an accumulated support arrearage. [Sanjari] failed to regularly pay such “in gross” support payments and eventually ceased making the child support payments. [Sanjari] was initially charged with two counts of class C felony nonsupport of a dependent child, one count for each child, because the total amount of unpaid support exceeded $15,000. The State later added two additional counts of class D felony nonsupport, one for each child. When initially charged, [Sanjari] was more than $17,000 behind in support, but by the time his trial commenced the arrearage exceeded $56,000. A jury found [Sanjari] guilty of all four counts: a class C felony and a class D felony for each child. The trial court entered judgment only as to the two class C felonies, per Indiana Code Section 35-38-1-6, which provides that, notwithstanding guilty verdicts on separate counts charging both an offense and an included offense, a judgment and sentence “may not be entered against the defendant for the included offense.” Ind.Code § 35-38-1-6.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Amir H. Sanjari v. State of Indiana

3. “The record supports Sanjari’s double jeopardy argument. The actual evidence used to convict Sanjari of two class C felony counts was one “in gross” support order. Although he has harmed more than one victim, he has committed only one crime: failure to pay at least $15,000 in support to one or more children. As such, conviction on both class C felony counts amounted to multiple punishments for the same offense in violation of his double jeopardy rights. Accordingly, we vacate his conviction on Count II class C felony nonsupport. We affirm his conviction and sentence on Count I, class C felony nonsupport.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sickels v. State