Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward F. Ross
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1980No. 79-1557PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant perfected this appeal from a judgment of conviction, entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of each of three counts of failing to file income tax returns for the years 1972, 1973 and 1974, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203. This section prohibits a person from wilfully failing to file a tax return with knowledge that the return is required by law.
The evidence at trial established the fact that in the early 1970’s defendant became a vocal member of a group of tax protestors who expounded the theory that a citizen’s constitutional…
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