U.S. v. CHASTAIN

No. 95-10267.

84 F.3d 321 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger V. CHASTAIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann C. McClintock and Marnie L. Sayles, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Sacramento, California, for defendant-appellant.

Benjamin B. Wagner, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, California, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHOY, BEEZER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.


MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Roger V. Chastain ("Chastain") was convicted pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7203 of five misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to timely pay income taxes. Chastain contends (1) the magistrate judge who presided over Chastain's trial abused his discretion by failing to instruct the jury regarding the relationship between § 7203's "willfulness" requirement and Chastain's "good faith" defense; (2) the magistrate judge...

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