Legal Opinion
Elmer J. Benes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1960No. 13825PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, District Judge.
Appellant was tried in the court below upon an indictment in three counts charging that he wilfully and knowingly attempted to evade and defeat a large part of the income taxes owing by himself and his wife for the calendar years 1947, 1948 and 1949. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty as to the first count and guilty as to each of counts II and III. The defendant was sentenced for a period of five years on each of counts II and III to run concurrently. This appeal followed.
In 1941 the appellant began the business of an industrial and commercial…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Miller v. . SchlossNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- United States v. Minnesota Mutual Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Poncet Davis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by64 opinions
- United States v. Rebecca K. Crossley (99-4076) Starla Grubich (99-4080),defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Truesdell v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1987
- United States v. Frank L. HookCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- McSpadden v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1968
- E. J. Benes & Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1964
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