Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruel Frank Brown, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1979No. 78-5662PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Ruel Frank Brown, Jr., appeals from his convictions of failure to file income tax returns and filing a false withholding statement in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 7203 and 7205. Finding his challenges unpersuasive, we affirm.
For the years 1974 and 1975, Brown’s tax returns contained very few figures; a lengthy memorandum of law was attached instead of the information requested on the forms. Because the amount of Brown’s tax liability or refund could not be determined from the sparse information supplied on the forms, the IRS classified his tax returns as incapable…
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