Legal Opinion
United States v. W. Vaughn Ellsworth
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1977No. 75-3708PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Of the issues raised by the defendant-appellant, this is the most troublesome: Has one accused of a crime been wrongfully denied the assistance of appointed counsel, under the Sixth Amendment and the Criminal Justice Act [18 U.S.C. § 3006A (1970)] when he has refused to comply with the court’s request to complete its Financial Affidavit form, CJA 23, as proof of indigency? We conclude that the defendant here was not impermissibly denied counsel.
He was convicted of one count of filing a tax return knowing it to contain false statements [26 U.S.C. § 7206(1)…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. James Walter ScottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. John Noehl SchmitzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Garrett Brock TrapnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Terrence Dean OaksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by36 opinions
- United States v. John L. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Kevin Elwood KrzyskeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Stephen L. PeisterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Donald Paul HutsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Alan Herbert Abrahams, A/K/A James A. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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