UNITED STATES v. McLAUGHLIN

No. 79-1637.

663 F.2d 949 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William E. McLAUGHLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1981.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Keller, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Lourdes G. Baird, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KENNEDY, FERGUSON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

William McLaughlin appeals his conviction, after trial by jury, of eight counts of making and subscribing a false federal tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). McLaughlin was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and a $5,000 fine on each count. The custodial sentences were to run concurrently. We reverse.

I.

In 1971, McLaughlin, a licensed residential framing contractor in California since 1959, set up a new...

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