United States v. Arthur Burrell

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

Arthur Burrell was convicted by a jury of knowingly filing false income tax returns in 1967 and 1968 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) 1 and of attempted income tax evasion for 1968 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. 2 He was sentenced to concurrent terms of six months to be served in a jail-type institution followed by three years probation. The defendant appeals, raising four issues. We affirm.

I

Two of defendant’s four points on appeal relate solely to his 1967 conviction. The Government urges us to bypass consideration of these issues as Burrell received concurrent…