UNITED STATES v. GOODYEAR

No. 80-5179.

649 F.2d 226 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Benjamin F. GOODYEAR and Elizabeth A. Goodyear, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Springer, Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Stephen G. Jory, U. S. Atty., Elkins, W.Va., M. Carr Ferguson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Michael L. Paup, James A. Bruton, Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellant.

John L. Henning, Elkins, W.Va. (R. Mike Mullens, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellees.

Before BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge, PHILLIPS and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.


JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

The Government appeals from the district court's order granting defendants' postverdict motions for judgments of acquittal because venue was improper in the Northern District of West Virginia. We reverse and remand.

The Goodyears were indicted by a federal grand jury for willfully attempting to evade income taxes in violation of I.R.C. § 72011 by making false statements to Internal Revenue...

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