Legal Opinion
United States v. Burton R. Signer
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1973No. 72-1978PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
Signer, a Cincinnati attorney and building and loan association executive, was charged in a two-count indictment with attempted income tax evasion and with making and signing a false income tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 7201 and 7206(1). He entered a plea of not guilty, and upon trial before a jury he was found guilty on both counts. He was sentenced to one year and a day imprisonment only on Count I.
The Government’s case initially was composed of six specific items of unreported income. During the trial one item was dropped; the five remaining items totaled…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Spies v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Joseph Collon, United States of America v. John GarsideCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Harry Moore, Trustee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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