Legal Opinion
United States v. Daniel E. Dack
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 1993No. 91-3489PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
For the years 1984 and 1985, Daniel E. Dack failed to file federal income tax returns. In March of 1991, a grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Dack with income tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. At trial, Dack represented himself with the assistance of standby counsel and rested without presenting evidence.
At the close of the trial, the court instructed the jury that the failure to file a tax return cannot be justified by the Fifth Amendment privilege or by a disagreement with the tax laws. The jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts. Dack…
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