Legal Opinion

United States v. Victor Wexler, Honorable John W. Bissell, Nominal

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 12, 1994No. 18-2417PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

LOUIS H. POLLAK, Senior District Judge.

Before us is a petition from the United States for a writ of mandamus or prohibition directed to the Honorable John W. Bissell, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. The government’s petition arises out of a pretrial order entered in a criminal tax fraud case against Victor Wexler which is to be tried before Judge Bissell. The order adopted a jury instruction on “genuine indebtedness” that, in the government’s view, undermines a well-settled prohibition against deducting interest payments resulting from “sham…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Gregory v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Knetsch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Rice's Toyota World, Inc. (Formerly Rice Auto Sales, Inc.) v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985

18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Acm Partnership, Southampton-Hamilton Company, Tax Matters Partner, in No. 97-7484 v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Acm Partnership, Southampton-Hamilton Company, Tax Matters Partner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in No. 97-7527Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. In Re: United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  3. Winn-Dixie Stores v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1999
  4. United States v. Jorge L. Pabon-CruzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. In Re: United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

59 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API