UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON

No. 79-5315.

624 F.2d 818 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William A. THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Shockey, Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

John H. Cary, U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., M. Carr Ferguson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gilbert E. Andrews, Robert E. Lindsay, James A. Riedy, Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and CELEBREZZE and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant appeals from his conviction and sentence for failing to file an income tax return and for filing a false income tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 7203 and 7206(1). The evidence in support of his conviction appears to be very substantial, if not overwhelming.

This appeal, however, is based on a claim of due process violations by the possible exposure of the jury to newspaper comment concerning still another criminal prosecution...

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