Legal Opinion
United States v. Jack William Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1985No. 84-2739, 85-2593PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Jack William Carpenter (“Carpenter”) appeals from his conviction, by a jury, of four counts of willfully failing to file an income tax return as proscribed by 26 U.S.C. § -7203. Carpenter raises three issues on appeal. First, Carpenter argues that the trial judge committed reversible error because of certain comments he made to defense counsel during Carpenter’s testimony. Second, Carpenter asserts that the prosecutor committed reversible error when the prosecutor asked the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) case agent why the case agent thought that Carpenter’s actions…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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