UNITED STATES v. WHEELER

Cr. No. 14337.

172 F.Supp. 278 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Maurice A. WHEELER, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

April 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gavin, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Alexander Cooper, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.


MARSH, District Judge.

The defendant, an attorney at law, was convicted under a one-count indictment charging him with income tax evasion in violation of § 145(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, 26 U.S.C.A. § 145(b). He moves for a new trial on the following grounds:

(1) The verdict is against the weight of the evidence and was not supported by the evidence.

On the merits, the evidence was overwhelming, and not denied, that defendant...

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