Legal Opinion
United States v. Lance H. Mortensen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1988No. 87-3072PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
After two jury trials before the U.S. Magistrate for the Western District of Washington, Lance H. Mortensen was convicted and sentenced for willful failure to file a tax return. Mortensen appeals the district court order affirming his conviction and sentence. He presents two issues on appeal: (1) whether he should have been allowed to withdraw his consent to trial before the magistrate after his first trial ended in a mistrial, and (2) whether the magistrate erred in admitting into evidence on retrial the testimony Mortensen gave during the first trial. We hold that a…
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