United States v. Joseph J. Jerkins

CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Joseph Jerkins, a Michigan attorney, appeals from his conviction by jury verdict on all counts of a seven count consolidated indictment. Appellant was charged with (1) conspiring with Matthew Myers 1 to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing and defeating the Internal Revenue Service in the ascertainment, computation, assessment and collection of the income taxes of Matthew Myers, (2) attempting to evade Myers’ 1980 income taxes, (3) attempting to evade Myers’ 1981 income taxes, (4) aiding and assisting in the preparation of Myers’…