Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis D. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1990No. 88-2486PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Lewis D. Allen appeals his conviction on charges of tax evasion and fraudulent misuse of a social security number not belonging to him. We hold that the district court violated Allen’s Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel for his defense. Accordingly we reverse the conviction and remand the case for a new trial.
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Allen was indicted on three charges of tax evasion, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and five counts of use of a social security number not assigned to him for the purpose of concealing his income from the United States government, in violation of 42…
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