United States First Circuit

Defendant's convictions for conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding the functions of the Internal Revenue Service and mail fraud is affirmed where: 1) district court properly refused to give advice-of-counsel instruction where this defense is not available to one who omits to disclose material information to advisors or dictates imprudent outcomes to advisors; and 2) defendants' claim that various witnesses were allowed to testify as to the ultimate issues, invading the role of the jury, is without merit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/14/2012
• Published 12/14/2012

Judges

• Lynch

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel