United States v. Seymour J. Lacob

ROBERT D. MORGAN, District Judge.

Defendant was tried on Count III of an indictment charging income tax evasion for the calendar year 1960. 2 He was found guilty by a jury and has prosecuted this appeal from the judgment of conviction.

Defendant is a lawyer who specialized in personal injury claims. While he was represented by his present counsel in the proceedings prior to trial in this case, he chose to defend himself at the trial and his counsel of record was permitted to withdraw.

The indictment charged a false and fraudulent return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201, reporting taxable income…