United States v. Michael Curtiss

MARSHALL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial on his plea of not guilty to a two-*279count indictment charging evasion of personal income tax for the years 1955 .and 1956, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. He was sentenced to nine months imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. A review of the record in this case convinces us that the totality of error deprived appellant of a fair trial and requires a reversal of the judgment.

Immediately prior to the trial defendant requested a conference which was held in the judge’s chambers. He complained that he had…