United States v. Darrel E. Shelton

EAST, District Judge:

THE APPEAL

Darrel E. Shelton (Shelton) appeals his judgment of conviction and suspended sentence entered upon a jury verdict of guilty on one count of violating 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) (willfully filing a false income tax return.1 We note jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

ISSUES ON APPEAL

Shelton urges these issues for review:

1. The evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict;

2. Various forms of Government misconduct deprived him of a fair trial;

3. The District Court erred in refusing to submit Shelton’s requested special verdict form; and

4. The…