Legal Opinion

United States v. Griffin

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 18, 2008No. 07-1475, 07-1477PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Nadine Griffin of filing a false income tax return for 1999 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). The district court initially sentenced Griffin to 27 months imprisonment and a year of supervised release. Over a month later, the court resentenced Griffin, reducing her term of incarceration to 21 months.

Before us are an appeal and a cross-appeal. In the appeal, Griffin challenges her conviction. She argues that the court erred in instructing the jury on the elements of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) and in admitting certain evidence. In the cross-appeal, the…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. Bowles v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Cunningham v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Eberhart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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