United States Ninth Circuit

A defendant claiming good faith reliance on the advice of a tax professional, as a defense to tax evasion charges, must have made full disclosure of all relevant information to that professional; rulings on numerous hearsay issues did not amount to reversible error.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2002
• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

• GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:, Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald T. McFadden, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant Bishop.  Christopher R.J. Pace, Cooley Godward LLP, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant Cardenaz., Robert E. Lindsay, Gregory Victor Davis, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the plaintiff-appellee.