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…reliance on advice of counsel in tax evasion cases is not a complete defense, but only a circumstance indicating good faith which the trier of fact is allowed to consider on the issue of willfulness
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United States v. Wesley Willie
(2×)
reliance on advice of counsel in tax evasion cases is not a complete defense, but only a circumstance indicating good faith which the trier of fact is allowed to consider on the issue of willfulness
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United States v. Sampson
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879-80 (9th Cir.1980) (Kennedy, J.) (considering new possible grounds for bias or prejudice, but declining to consider grounds to which no objection was made previously), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Disability Advocates & Counseling Group, Inc. v. Betancourt
See United States v. Conforte, 457 F.Supp. 641, 652 (D.Nev.1978), aff'd, 624 F.2d 869 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980); see also Jonathan L.
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United States v. D'Armond
See United States v. Olson, 961 F.2d 221 , 1992 WL 78081 (10th Cir.1992) (“A defendant’s right to counsel does not imply the absolute right to counsel who agrees with Defendant’s views of the tax laws.”) (citing United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163, 166 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980)).
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United States v. Phillips
See United States v. Conforte, 457 F.Supp. 641, 652 (D.Nev.1978), aff'd, 624 F.2d 869 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980); see also Jonathan L.
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95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9376, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 16,355 United States of America v. Anthony C. Sarno and Charles W. Knapp, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Joseph v. Nash
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980). 19 C.
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United States v. Sarno
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980). 19 C.
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Clay v. Brown, Hopkins & Stambaugh
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879 (9th Cir.), cert. denied 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980); United States v. Foddrell, 523 F.2d 86 , 87 n. 2 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied 423 U.S. 950 , 96 S.Ct. 370 , 46 L.Ed.2d 286 (1975); Delesdernier v. Porterie, 666 F.2d 116, 121 (5th Cir.), cert. denied 459 U.S. 839 , 103 S.Ct. 86 , 74 L.Ed.2d 81 (1982).
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Patricia L. Preston La Juan M. Mitchell Leonard Jamar Preston v. United States
Section 455(b) also describes situations that create an apparent conflict, because it provides examples of situations in which a judge’s ‘impartiality might reasonably be questioned’ pursuant to section 455(a): See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 880-81 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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United States v. H. Wailen York
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 880 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980)); In re International Business Machs.
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Consolidated Gold Fields, PLC v. Anglo American Corp. of South Africa Ltd.
See, SEC v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., 629 62, 67 n. 4 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 449 1012, 101 S.Ct. 569 , 66 L.Ed.2d 471 (1980).
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State Bar of Nevada v. Claiborne
(4×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869 (9th Cir.) cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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United States v. Kevin Elwood Krzyske
(2×)
See United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed. 2d 470 (1980); United States v. Romero, 640 F.2d 1014, 1016 (9th Cir.1981).
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Herrington v. County of Sonoma
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 880-81 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980). 55 Actual bias is a per se ground for disqualification.
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United States v. Lawrence Sarsoun
(2×)
See United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980) (implied waiver of right to counsel where defendant failed to obtain counsel after repeated urging by trial court).
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Herrington v. County of Sonoma
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 880-81 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Duke v. Pfizer, Inc., Div. of Pfizer Hosp.
See United States v. Conforte, 457 F.Supp. 641, 656 (D.Nev.1978), aff'd, 624 F.2d 869 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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United States v. Everette A. Bohrer
See United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163, 167 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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United States v. Frank Peter Balistrieri, Steve Disalvo, and Dennis Librizzi, Defendants
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 881 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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People v. Smith
(2×)
“It is a valid defense to a charge of filing a false return if a defendant provides full information regarding his taxable income and expenses to an accountant qualified to prepare ... tax returns, and that the defendant adopts and files the return as prepared without having reason to believe that it is incorrect. ” (United States v. Whyte (7th Cir. 1983) 699 F.2d 375, 379 ; see Annot., Reliance on Advice of Attorney, Accountant, or Tax Expert as Defense in Criminal Prosecution for Attempt to Evade Federal Income Tax Under § 7201 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 ( 26 U.S.C. § 7201 ) …
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Salmeron v. United States
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Salmeron v. United States
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980)
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United States v. Carla Florentine Hines, Leroy Dale Hines, Robert E. Woolverton, Anna Mae Hines, and Anthony A. Cassel
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879-80 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980), (whether timeliness is required is a matter of the peculiar circumstances involved).
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Hall v. Small Business Administration
See United States v. Conforte, 457 F.Supp. 641, 653 (D.Nev.1978) (party must raise recusal issue at earliest moment after discovering facts), aff’d, 624 F.2d 869, 880 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Hall v. Small Business Administration
See United States v. Conforte, 457 F.Supp. 641, 653 (D.Nev.1978) (party must raise recusal issue at earliest moment after discovering facts), aff'd, 624 F.2d 869, 880 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Marcus T. Baumann v. United States
(2×)
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980); United States v. Ellison, 557 F.2d 128, 133 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 965 , 98 S.Ct. 504 , 54 L.Ed.2d 450 (1977); United States v. Maestas, 523 F.2d 316, 320 (10th Cir. 1975); United States v. Bujese, 371 F.2d 120, 125 (3d Cir. 1967).
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United States v. James W. Alverson
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For example, a sentence will be vacated if the judge considered “false or unreliable information,” if the information was “demonstrably made the basis for the sentence.” Farrow v. United States, 580 F.2d 1339, 1359 (9th Cir. 1978) (en banc); see United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 883 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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United States v. Robert R. Romero
See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 875 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp.
(2×)
Ed. 2d 1113 (1980); see also United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 882 (9th Cir.) (“judge’s views on legal issues may not serve as the basis for motions to disqualify”), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S. Ct. 568 , 66 L.
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United States v. Salemme
See also United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 881 (9th Cir.) (Kennedy, J.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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United States v. Falu-Gonzalez
See also United States v. Draper, 746 F.2d 662, 665 (10th Cir.1984), citing United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163, 167 (10th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Michael K. POLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee
See also United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 882 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980) (a judge’s views on legal issues may not serve as a basis for motions to disqualify).
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Stephen Yagman v. Republic Insurance Cna Insurance Valley Forge Insurance
Under both statutes, recusal is appropriate where “a reasonable person with knowledge of all the facts would conclude that the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” In re Yagman, 796 F.2d at 1179 (applying section 455); see also United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 880-81 (9th Cir.) (discussing standard for disqualification under sections 144 and 455), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Polaroid Corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Eastman Kodak Company, Defendant-Petitioner
See, e.g., United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980). 10 .
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Potter v. State
See, e.g., United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163, 166-67 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980).
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Irving Kas v. Financial General Bankshares, Inc.
See, e.g., SEC v. Falstaff Brewing Corp„ 629 F.2d 62 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 569 , 66 L.Ed.2d 471 (1980); Goldberg v. Meridor, 567 F.2d 209 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1069 , 98 S.Ct. 1249 , 55 L.Ed.2d 771 (1978). *513 Santa Fe requires a court to distinguish between an actionable omission or misrepresentation of a material fact and a claim solely for breach of a state-law fiduciary duty.
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Crowder v. State
See, e.g., United States v. Weninger, 624 F.2d 163, 167 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980); United States v. Gates, 557 F.2d 1086, 1088 (5th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1017 , 98 S.Ct. 737 , 54 L.Ed.2d 763 (1978); United States v. Terry, 449 F.2d 727 , *657 728 (5th Cir.1971); Glenn v. United States, 303 F.2d 536, 541 (5th Cir.1962); United States v. Arlen, 252 F.2d 491, 494-95 (2d Cir.1958); Spevak v. United States, 158 F.2d 594, 597 (4th Cir.1946), cert. denied, 330 U.S. 821 , 67 S.Ct. 771 , 91 L.Ed. 1272 (1947); People v. Guice, 83 Ill.App…
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Mendell v. Greenberg
See, e.g., SEC v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., 629 F.2d 62, 68 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 569 , 66 L.Ed.2d 471 (1980); *1552 Yamamoto v. Omiya, 564 F.2d 1319, 1323 (9th Cir.1977); Lewis v. Byrnes, 538 F.Supp. 1221, 1224 (S.D.N.Y.1982).
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McCuin v. Texas Power & Light Co.
Davis v. Board of School Commissioners, 517 F.2d 1044, 1051 (5th Cir.1975), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 944 , 96 S.Ct. 1685 , 48 L.Ed.2d 188 (1976); see also United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 880 (9th Cir.) (statute is self-enforcing and duty to disqualify is on judge), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1012 , 101 S.Ct. 568 , 66 L.Ed.2d 470 (1980); SCA Services, Inc. v. Morgan, 557 F.2d 110, 117 (7th Cir.1977) (per curiam) (“The provisions of [§ 455] are mandatory; they are addressed to the judge and require that he disqualify himself in certain circumstances.”). . 28 U.S.C. § 455 (e).
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Tilmon McCuin Willie Joe McCullough Gary Don Robertson, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervenor-Appellee v. Texas Power & Light Co., Etc., James Edmond Dow v. City of Tyler, Texas
No. 1453, 93d Cong., 1st Sess. --- (1973), reprinted in 1974 U.S.Code Cong. & Ad.News 6351, 6352. [hereinafter cited as House Report] 6 The statute provides: (b) [a judge] shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances .... (5) he or his spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person: .... (ii) Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding; (iii) Is known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding. 28 U.S.C. § 455 (b) (1976). 7 Davis v. Board of School Commissione…
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In re Walter Straus & Son, Inc.
No. 80-449.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 1, 1980.
Published
Citer courts: Tenth Circuit (2)
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.