United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for income tax evasion is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) a refusal to grant a mistrial after allowing the trial judge's nephew to testify; 2) discovery error; 3) prosecutorial misconduct; 4) admission of evidence; 5) and denial of a motion for mistrial relating to an IRS agent's testimony.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2006
• Published 03/02/2006

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Brown, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Bush, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.