Legal Opinion
United States v. Sant R. Pallan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1978No. 77-2646PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Pallan appeals from his conviction on one count of attempted income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and eleven counts of making fraudulent income tax returns, 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). Pallan’s central contention is that he was denied due process of law by a delay of approximately five years between the criminal acts and the return of the indictment. We agree with the district judge that under the particular facts of this case, the preindictment delay occasioned no violation of Fifth Amendment rights. We therefore affirm.
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In January 1973, an IRS agent commenced a tax…
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