Legal Opinion

United States v. Floyd E. Burkhart

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1974No. 74-1269PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Floyd E. Burkhart was in-dieted on April 12, 1973, on five counts of wilfully and knowingly understating income tax due for the years 1966 through 1970, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. A jury found him not guilty on counts I, II, III and V, but convicted him on count IV, pertaining to 1969. This is a direct appeal from his conviction and sentence of ten days’ imprisonment and a $3500 fine.

The Government introduced items of unreported income from the operation of Appellant’s farm in Bucyrus, Ohio. Evidence showed that for 1969 Appellant had reported…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. John C. Shimman, Cross-Appellant v. John Frank, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  2. United States v. Terry Jean Rowan, United States of America v. Leon Jackson, United States of America v. Sharon Renee GaddieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Ira Paul CitronCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Kevin Elwood KrzyskeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Elmer Peter Black CloudCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979

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