Legal Opinion

United States v. DeSimone

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 7, 2007No. 05-2314PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Rocco DeSimone appeals from his conviction after a jury trial for filing a false tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). He contends that the district court committed prejudicial errors in excluding and admitting evidence at his trial. We affirm DeSimone’s conviction.

Background and Facts

On August 18, 2004, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging DeSi-mone with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (counts 1 and 2), and making and subscribing a false tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) (count 3). At the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. United States v. Barry J. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002

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