Legal Opinion

United States v. Thomas E. Verkuilen

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 27, 1982No. 80-2082PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The defendant was found guilty in a jury trial of two counts of failing to file individual federal income tax returns. Appellant raises a variety of issues all of which we find to be without merit.

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Verkuilen was employed between 1975 and 1979, earning sufficient income to file tax returns for 1976 and 1977. In 1975, Verkuilen filed an individual (1040) income tax form with the words “Object: Self-incrimination” or “None” typed on most of the lines where income information was requested. There was no other information on the form which indicated his tax…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by80 opinions

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  3. In Re High Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation. Appeal of a & W Bottling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Kojo Sababu, Jaime Delgado, and Dora GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Leon McAnderson Roosevelt Hawkins, Jeff Fort, Alan Knox and Reico CranshawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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