State v. Lehman

Defendant was charged in an information alleging that he did “willfully attempt to evade an income tax imposed by the provisions of Secs. 77-27,101 to 77-27,135 R. R. S. [1943] or the payment thereof.’’ He was tried by a jury, convicted, and “sentenced to serve a term of 30 days in the Nebraska State Penitentiary located near Lincoln, Nebraska, and pay a fine of $500.00 and costs of this action.’’

It should be noted at the outset that defendant proceeded pro se both in the trial court and on appeal. This in spite of the fact that at every point in the proceedings, the trial court diligently,…