Legal Opinion

United States v. Gustafson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 16, 2008No. 07-3184, 07-3359PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Mark A. Gustafson and Salwa Ali Gus-tafson, husband and wife, were each convicted by a jury of three counts of income tax evasion pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7201 and two counts of willful failure to file income tax returns pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7203. The District Court 1 sentenced each to thirty months in prison. The Gus-tafsons appeal their convictions, arguing that the District Court erred in excluding certain exhibits offered by the Gustafsons at trial, erred in instructing the jury, and deprived the Gustafsons of a fair trial by making remarks prejudicial to the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Cheek v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Sansone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. United States v. Cecil Eugene Ballew, A/K/A Eugene BallewCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. Michael J. Geiselman v. United States of America, Michael J. Geiselman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Antwon A. Warfield, United States of America v. Brian M. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. StreetCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011

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