Legal Opinion
Gordon W. Kilgore v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1972No. 71-2718PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
What is the measure of a man? In this life it is sometimes said to be that often illusory and chimeric creature called reputation. The instant case presents the use of reputation testimony-in a tax refund suit, prosecuted in hope, and defended on grounds of taxpayer fraud. The narrow legal issue on appeal is whether the taxpayer’s character witnesses could permissibly be cross examined concerning the community’s awareness of taxpayer’s plea of nolo conten-dere to a charge of criminal tax fraud.
The salient facts are undisputed and largely stipulated. In 1964 the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bolen Webb and Cornelia Webb v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Condor Merritt v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Milton SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. John L. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Harry Lloyd DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. I. Vasilios, A/K/A Bill Vasilios, and Howard W. Alexander, Defendants- United States of America v. James W. BrewerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Harvey Allen WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Fred A. Chapman, Jr. And William C. Chapman v. Norman Moser and Wife, Laura Allen MoserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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