Legal Opinion

United States v. William R. Hooks

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 8, 1988No. 87-1007PublishedCited by 113 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRANT, Senior District Judge.

William Hooks appeals his conviction by a jury of conspiring to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and of aiding in the filing of a false estate tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2). We affirm.

I. Facts

This case concerns the unreported, untaxed assets of a decedent’s estate. The underlying facts are not in dispute. Appellant Hooks’ father-in-law, Floyd Loge, died in Evansville, Indiana, on September 26, 1978, leaving an $8 million estate. Loge’s widow, Celia May Loge, and the Citizens National Bank of Evansville were co-executors…

2Cases cited88 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by113 opinions

  1. United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. Stanley Williams v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, California State Prison, San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Larry D. HallCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Earnest Washington, United States of America v. Wendell E. FortenberryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Dale J. Doerr, John Paul Doerr, Josephine Christofalos, Christa D. Pixley, and Archie J. PixleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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