John Sydney Cook, Jr. v. United States

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, an Alabama attorney, was convicted on three counts of wilfully understating his total receipts, less allowances, rebates and returns from the practice of law on Schedule C of each of his personal income tax returns for the years 1959, 1960 and 1961, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of eighteen months and to pay a fine of $5,000 plus cost of prosecution. He has appealed and assigns numerous errors in connection with the trial of his case.

The principal question to be resolved is whether the verdict of the jury,…