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United States v. Diehl

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 22, 1978
586 F.2d 1080 (5th Cir. 1978)

Opinion

No. 76-4386.

December 22, 1978.

Dougal C. Pope, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U.S. Atty., R. Burton Ballanfant, Anthony J. P. Farris, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Scott P. Crampton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Myron C. Baum, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Gilbert E. Andrews, Acting Chief, Appellate Section, Jonathan S. Cohen, James S. Maxwell, Attys., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., George Hastings, Jr., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Carl O. Bue, Jr., Judge.

Before GEE and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

Senior District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana, sitting by designation.


We have reviewed the forty-four page opinion of the court below from the critical viewpoint of the appellant, expressed in brief and oral argument. The district judge made detailed findings of fact which are fully supported by the record. Respecting the legal issues, we think the court below was plainly correct in resolving them as it did. The judgment is affirmed on the basis of the district court's opinion. 460 F. Supp. 1282.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Diehl

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 22, 1978
586 F.2d 1080 (5th Cir. 1978)
Case details for

United States v. Diehl

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. BETH KOEHLER DIEHL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Dec 22, 1978

Citations

586 F.2d 1080 (5th Cir. 1978)