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U.S. v. Williams, No. 96-3099 (11th Cir.) (121 F.3d 615) (September 8, 1997) (Judge Floyd R. Gibson)

The Court held that in order for the Government to sustain a conviction under 18 USC § 228(a) and establish its willful element, it must "prove that the law imposed a duty on the defendant, that the defendant knew of this duty, and that he voluntarily violated that duty." (Id., ...

 

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