CANTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 15262.

226 F.2d 313 (1955)

Edward S. CANTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayner N. Larson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Raymond A. Scallen and Oscar G. Haugland, Minneapolis, Minn., were with him on the brief), for appellant.

Alex Dim, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Paul, Minn. (George E. MacKinnon, U. S. Atty., St. Paul, Minn., was with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before SANBORN, COLLET, and VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judges.


VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Edward S. Canton, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was found guilty by a jury on a charge by information of violating 26 U.S.C. § 145(b), by filing or causing to be filed a fraudulent income tax return for the year 1947. He appeals from the denial of his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and from final judgment and sentence on the guilty verdict.

Defendant, who was 53 years of age at...

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