Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Fawaz
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1989No. 88-1861PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Fawaz, a gas station operator, appeals his conviction on nine counts of tax crimes under 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) 1 and § 7201. 2 He was convicted by a jury of filing false individual and corporate income tax returns and of evading the retail dealer’s excise tax on diesel fuel, all during the years 1981 through 1983. Judge Suhrhein-rich of the Eastern District of Michigan sentenced him to three years on each count, with all sentences to be served concurrently, and imposed certain fines.
Fawaz raises a number of issues on appeal. He raises the question whether…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Sansone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Kungys v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- United States v. PomponioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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