United States v. Fancher

TIMBERS, District Judge.

Defendant Margaret Fancher moves, pursuant to Rules 16 and 17(c), Fed.R.Crim.P., 18 U.S.C., for production, discovery and inspection of documents prior to trial.

Margaret Fancher was indicted in September 1960 on two counts of willful tax evasion with respect to the years 1954 and 1955. Int.Rev.Code of 1954, § 7201, 26 U.S.C. § 7201.

In February 1960, her husband, Morris Fancher, had been indicted (Crim. No. 10,018) on three counts of willful tax evasion with respect to the years 1953, 1954 and 1955. Int.Rev.Code of 1939, § 145(b), 53 Stat. 62, 26 U.S.C. § 145(b);…