United States v. Daniel Neal Heller

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by Daniel Neal Heller from his conviction on charges of tax evasion and making false statements on income tax returns. Although Heller attacks the district court’s action on four separate grounds, we find the first allegation of error, involving jury misconduct in the form of racial and religious slurs, so compelling that on that ground we reverse and remand the case for retrial. We, therefore, need not reach the other grounds of appeal in this opinion.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

Daniel Heller, a Miami civil trial attorney, was indicted on June 30,…