UNITED STATES v. BYERS

No. 83-3096.

730 F.2d 568 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard D. BYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Wright Dawson, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Hollis McMilan, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Eugene, Or., for defendant-appellant.

Before SCHROEDER, FARRIS and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Bernard D. Byers appeals his conviction of three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file tax returns, 26 U.S.C. § 7203 (1976). Byers' trial was held, with his written consent, before a United States Magistrate. During the trial, Byers sought to introduce psychiatric testimony to show that he was not capable of forming specific intent to fail to file tax returns during the years in question. The magistrate ruled the testimony inadmissible. Byers...

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