United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction on multiple counts of filing fraudulent tax returns and failing to file tax returns is affirmed where: 1) defendant's claim that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated failed because the Sixth Amendment does not protect defendants who engage in stalling tactics associated with selecting an attorney and the Fifth Amendment does not apply until the government seeks to use evidence against the defendant in court; and 2) any error in jury instructions did not prejudice the defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/08/2006
• Published 12/08/2006

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michelle L. Jacobs (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jeffrey A. Dickstein, Robert G. Bernhoft (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.