Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Defazio, 1
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 1990No. 89-1953PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
The defendant appeals from his conviction under a multi-count indictment for filing a false income tax return, failing to file tax returns, attempting to evade income taxes, and bankruptcy fraud. The chief question is whether the district court compromised the defendant’s sixth amendment right to counsel when it disqualified his chosen lawyer from representing him. The defendant also challenges (1) the exclusion of evidence allegedly bearing on his state of mind, (2) the admission of a communication from his attorney to him, (3) the giving of an “ostrich”…
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