Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elwood CLUCK, Also Known as Jack Cluck, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1998No. 96-50444PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Elwood “Jack” Cluck appeals his conviction and sentence for committing bankruptcy fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(1) & (3). Finding no merit in any of Cluck’s multitudinous and niggling points of error, we affirm.
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Before the events in this case, Cluck was an attorney who specialized, by his own admission, in the legal avoidance of income, estate, and gift taxes. 1 His practice was, by all accounts, quite successful, allowing Cluck to enjoy many of the finer things in life. In his case, the finer things ranged from an assortment of properties located…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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