Legal Opinion
United States v. Salvatore Vitiello
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 15, 1966No. 15260PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
The appellant has been convicted of “willfully” failing to file federal income tax returns for the years 1958 and 1959 in violation of the provision of section 7203 of title 26, United States Code that anyone “who willfully fails to * * * make * * * [a required income tax] return * * * shall * * * be guilty of a misdemeanor * * *.” The evidence amply supported the jury’s verdict. However, a question remains on this appeal whether the trial judge in his charge to the jury gave “willful” an erroneously broad and comprehensive definition, thus permitting conviction without…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Sansone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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- United States v. Benjamin N. LitmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by31 opinions
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