Legal Opinion

Mark W. Chichakly, Also Known as Mowaffak Wadi Chichakly v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 21, 1991No. 89-2162PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

After entering a plea of guilty Mark W. Chichakly was convicted on four counts of willful failure to file federal income tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203. Thereafter he filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and incompetence to plead guilty by reason of the influence of prescription drugs, and the district court denied his motion. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Dr. Chichakly, with a successful radiology practice of some 40 years, failed to file federal income tax returns since 1973. 1 Each year from 1973 to 1986, Dr. Chichakly filed…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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