Legal Opinion
United States v. James Walter Scott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1975No. 74-2302PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
Scott was convicted after a jury trial in district court of failure to file income tax returns for the years 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203. He was sentenced to 1 year on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. This appeal is from the conviction and from the trial court’s denial of motions for arrest of judgment, and for a new trial. Scott, who is not an attorney, represented himself at trial but had counsel for his post-trial motions and on appeal.
Appellant styles himself a “national tax resistance leader.”1 He admitted at trial…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Pablo BerriosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Coplon v. United States (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Taglianetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Harmasse Leclair and Elizabeth Leclair, Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. William Saunders, Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- State v. SugarSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Attorney General of the United States of America v. The Irish People, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Kuzinich v. County of Santa ClaraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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