FLEMISTER v. UNITED STATES

No. 16781.

260 F.2d 513 (1958)

James L. FLEMISTER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Roberts, William G. Grant, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Eugene Emerson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D. C., James W. Dorsey, U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., John N. Stull, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph M. Howard, Eugene Emerson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Andrew F. Oehmann, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph F. Goetten, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Charles K. Rice, John J. McGarvey, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for wilfully and knowingly attempting to evade and defeat United States income taxes covering the years 1949, 1950 and 1951. The prosecution's case was based on the net worth and non-deductible expenditures method of proof.

The principal errors asserted by appellant are: (1) that the court erred in not granting appellant's motion for a judgment of acquittal on Count One of the indictment (the year...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases