U.S. v. ROOT

No. 08-2888.

585 F.3d 145 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America v. Thomas L. ROOT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: October 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Fischer [Argued], Robert A. Zauzmer, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Bradley D. Barbin [Argued], Columbus, OH, for Appellant.

Before McKEE, HARDIMAN and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Root appeals his judgment of conviction for tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States following a jury trial. Although Root challenges the venue of the District Court and the sufficiency of the evidence as to the conspiracy count, the principal question of precedential import on appeal is whether the Government may charge a defendant for evading the assessment of taxes for multiple years...

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