United States v. Banks

BELL, District Judge.

Thomas W. Banks, the above named defendant, was indicted for income tax evasion for the years 1945, 1946, and 1947 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 145(b). The total tax evasion was alleged to have amounted to more than $50,000. He was tried before a jury in May, 1952, and found guilty on all three counts. On June 23, 1952, a general sentence of three years in the penitentiary and a fine of $10,000 was imposed.

A motion for a new trial was presented and overruled. An appeal was taken to the United States Court of Appeals for' the Eighth Circuit, which was filed on July 9, 1952…