UNITED STATES v. MATTOX

No. 82-1170.

689 F.2d 531 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. MATTOX, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred L. Tinsley, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jack C. Williamson, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

A person who had a duty to supply information on a government form contends he may not be convicted of making a false statement if he in fact had relevant information but filled in the letters "N/A" or inserted nothing in a blank space provided for his answers. We conclude that either the insertion of N/A or the knowing failure to supply the information requested is sufficient to permit, although it of course...

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