Legal Opinion
United States v. Francis J. Turano
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 26, 1986No. 85-1203PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from appellant Francis J. Turano’s failure to file income tax returns for the years 1978-1982. The jury below found that the failure to file was willful, for which the trial judge sentenced the appellant to imprisonment for five consecu tive one month terms under 26 U.S.C. § 7203. Appellant raises three issues, which we treat in turn. First, whether the trial judge’s instruction to the jury regarding the meaning of “good faith” improperly injected an objective element into the subjective willfulness inquiry. Second, whether the evidence and jury…
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