United States v. Leslie B. Ponder, Jr.

*818RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The defendant appeals a two count jury conviction for making false income tax returns for the years 1960 and 1961 in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206 (l).1 The trial lasted seven weeks, involved 160 witnesses, and some 600 pieces of documentary evidence received or identified.

This appeal raises constitutional questions concerning the use of defendant’s records and the composition of the grand jury, and trial questions concerning the court’s instructions, the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of evidence, and a statute of limitations defense…