Risenger v. United States

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction on a jury verdict finding appellant Ri-singer guilty on all five counts of an indictment charging wilful evasion of income taxes for the years 1948, 1949 *98and 1950 based upon appellant’s action in filing false and fraudulent tax returns for himself and his wife in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. (1939) § 145(b). Appellant claims that the Court below committed certain errors in admitting testimony, in failing to charge the jury accurately and adequately, and in failing to acquit appellant because of insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the…