Legal Opinion
United States v. Erwin R. Wunder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1990No. 89-3618PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant, Erwin Wunder, was found guilty of willful failure to file income tax returns for the years 1979, 1980, and 1981, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203. Wunder filed 1040 forms for each of the years in question but failed to provide any financial information, instead asserting his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination.
On appeal, Wunder claims that the district court directed a verdict against him and that he suffered from ineffective assistance of' counsel. Finding no merit to these claims, we affirm.
I
For well over 20 years, tax protestors such as defendant Wunder have been…
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