UNITED STATES v. TURANO

No. 85-1203.

802 F.2d 10 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Francis J. TURANO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Reilly with whom Haussermann, Davison & Shattuck, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Thomas J. Drinan, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before BREYER, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from appellant Francis J. Turano's failure to file income tax returns for the years 1978-1982. The jury below found that the failure to file was willful, for which the trial judge sentenced the appellant to imprisonment for five consecutive one month terms under 26 U.S.C. § 7203. Appellant raises three issues, which we treat in turn. First, whether the trial judge's instruction...

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