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United States v. Becker

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Oct 22, 1958
259 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1958)

Opinion

No. 95, Docket 25180.

Argued October 7, 1958.

Decided October 22, 1958.

Eugene O. Cobert, of Liebowitz, Cobert Deixel, New York City (Roy M. Zeig, of Liebowitz, Cobert Deixel, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Mark F. Hughes, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City (Arthur H. Christy, U.S. Atty., and George I. Gordon, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and MEDINA and LUMBARD, Circuit Judges.


In this case Judge Dawson, sitting without a jury after waiver by the defendant, found as a fact beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant willfully and knowingly neglected to produce certain of the books and papers called for by a summons served upon him by a special agent of the Internal Revenue Service. This finding is amply supported by the evidence. The detailed statement of facts in the court's memorandum opinion belies defendant's assertion that it disregarded defendant's request for special findings of fact under Rule 23(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. We also find insubstantial the other alleged errors. Accordingly defendant's conviction under 26 U.S.C. § 7210 is affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Becker

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Oct 22, 1958
259 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1958)
Case details for

United States v. Becker

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. George BECKER, Defendant-Appellant

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Oct 22, 1958

Citations

259 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1958)

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