U.S. v. BENSON

No. 90-1572.

941 F.2d 598 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William J. BENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruben Castillo, Joel D. Bertocchi (argued), Asst. U.S. Attys., Crim. Div., Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Jeffrey A. Dickstein (argued), Missoula, Mont., for defendant-appellant.

Before MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

In a second superseding indictment, a grand jury charged William Benson with willfully failing to file income tax returns for 1980 and 1981, 26 U.S.C. § 7203, tax evasion for 1981, 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and perjury. (The district court dismissed the perjury charge before trial.) In 1980 and 1981, a single taxpayer (as was Benson) was required to file an income tax return if he received gross income exceeding $3,300. The indictment alleged...

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