United States Court of Appeals,Seventh Circuit.
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. James A. STUART, Jr., Defendant–Appellant.
No. 12–3471.
Decided: December 3, 2014
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In The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in the matter of UNITED STATES of America v. James A. STUART, Jr., No. 12–3471 on December 3, 2014; during opening and closing arguments during his
trial on three counts of tax evasion for failing to pay almost $239,400 in income tax between
2005 and 2007, 26 U.S.C. 7201, Stuart’s attorney argued that he believed he
owed no taxes. (Nice Try by Counsel but Really?). Stuart thought that the United States had no authority to tax
income (Right #*!).United States Court of Appeals,Seventh Circuit.
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. James A. STUART, Jr., Defendant–Appellant.
No. 12–3471.
Decided: December 3, 2014
- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1685653.html#sthash.lqUVJClG.dpufUnited States Court of Appeals,Seventh Circuit.
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. James A. STUART, Jr., Defendant–Appellant.
No. 12–3471.
Decided: December 3, 2014
- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1685653.html#sthash.lqUVJClG.dpufUnited States Court of Appeals,Seventh Circuit.
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. James A. STUART, Jr., Defendant–Appellant.
No. 12–3471.
Decided: December 3, 2014
- See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1685653.html#sthash.lqUVJClG.dpuf
Stuart had adopted these views after reading a book called “Cracking
the Code,” which urges people to resist paying income taxes, but his counsel
told the jury that Stuart learned his ideas from his fellow church patrons.
Counsel described Stuart as a curious, determined, and “kooky, not criminal”
person.
Only after he received no response to his inquiries from the IRS, the
Secretary of the Treasury, or his accountants about his tax ideas, counsel
stated, did Stuart begin to refrain from paying income tax.
His attorney did
not call any witnesses; Stuart did not testify and the jury found him guilty.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting an argument of ineffective assistance of counsel. (That is typical. It is not that the tax protester is a Criminal, but rather it was ineffective assistance provided by the attorney) Judge did not buy this argument either.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting an argument of ineffective assistance of counsel. (That is typical. It is not that the tax protester is a Criminal, but rather it was ineffective assistance provided by the attorney) Judge did not buy this argument either.
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