UNITED STATES v. BURKS

No. 74-3426. Summary Calendar.

508 F.2d 672 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. D. BURKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat H. Watts, Jr., Pascagoula, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., James B. Tucker, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Burks was convicted on six counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 7206. He seeks reversal of his conviction contending that improper evidence was admitted at trial, and that the prosecutor's remarks were so prejudicial as to deny him a fair trial. We affirm.

An undercover agent went to Burks, who prepared a false return for him. Shortly thereafter a search warrant...

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