United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for attempted tax evasion is affirmed over his challenge that the district court erred in its instructions to the jury when it allowed them to consider the reasonableness of defendant's beliefs in their deliberations on willfulness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2004
• Published 10/15/2004

Judges

• KENNEDY, Circuit Judge., Before:  KENNEDY and COOK, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Patrick S. Sampair, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellant. Brian Galle, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Patrick S. Sampair, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellant. Brian Galle, Alan Hechtkopf, Robert E. Lindsay, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.