United States v. Lionel Marquez

MARSHALL, Circuit Judge:

Lionel Marquez appeals from his conviction on a two-count information charging wilful failure to pay the special tax imposed on persons in the business of accepting wagers and failure to register as a person so engaged, based on a jury verdict of guilty. 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 4401, 4411, 4412, 7203, 7262, 7272. 1

The informations against appellant and seven others were consolidated for trial, and eight were named in a one-count information charging a conspiracy. The substantive counts were first submitted to the jury, which disagreed as to one defendant, found two not guilty,…