58 Cited authorities

Zafiro v. United States
506 U.S. 534 (1993) Cited 3,812 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district court's jury instructions may cure any risk of prejudice from antagonistic defenses
United States v. Lanier
520 U.S. 259 (1997) Cited 2,401 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts should look to prior judicial decisions interpreting a statute in considering whether it is vague
Chicago v. Morales
527 U.S. 41 (1999) Cited 1,303 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that vagueness that "fails to establish standards for the police and public that are sufficient to guard against the arbitrary deprivation of liberty interests" is subject to facial challenge
Cheek v. United States
498 U.S. 192 (1991) Cited 1,075 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant in a criminal tax case can assert a defense of ignorance or misunderstanding of the tax law, leading to "a good-faith belief that he was not violating any of the provisions of the tax laws"
Russell v. United States
369 U.S. 749 (1962) Cited 1,839 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that an indictment may not be "amended except by resubmission to the grand jury"
Grunewald v. United States
353 U.S. 391 (1957) Cited 890 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding a conspiracy to conceal should not be inferred from acts of concealment because "every conspiracy will inevitably be followed by actions taken to cover the conspirators' traces" and the opposite result would "extend the life of a conspiracy indefinitely"
Sansone v. United States
380 U.S. 343 (1965) Cited 671 times 2 Legal Analyses
Affirming conviction for tax evasion despite overlap with other provisions
U.S. v. Walsh
194 F.3d 37 (2d Cir. 1999) Cited 629 times
Holding that a prison guard who repeatedly stepped on a prisoner's penis acted “contrary to contemporary standards of decency”
U.S. v. Torres
901 F.2d 205 (2d Cir. 1990) Cited 775 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding under plain error review that, although it was unlikely that the jury had based its findings entirely on pre-enactment conduct, because such a scenario was a possibility, the defendant's conviction had to be vacated
Lanzetta v. New Jersey
306 U.S. 451 (1939) Cited 1,120 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding statute unconstitutionally vague for failure to condemn a specific act or omission
Section 2 - Principals
18 U.S.C. § 2 Cited 23,811 times 57 Legal Analyses
Holding aiders and abettors punishable as principals under federal criminal law
Section 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States
18 U.S.C. § 371 Cited 21,474 times 139 Legal Analyses
Requiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"
Section 3500 - Demands for production of statements and reports of witnesses
18 U.S.C. § 3500 Cited 5,368 times 6 Legal Analyses
Requiring the government to produce "any statement," including testimony provided before the grand jury, only after the witness has testified on direct examination at trial
Section 7206 - Fraud and false statements
26 U.S.C. § 7206 Cited 3,825 times 22 Legal Analyses
Setting three years as maximum term of imprisonment for false tax return
Section 7201 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax
26 U.S.C. § 7201 Cited 3,346 times 22 Legal Analyses
Attempting to evade or defeat tax

USA v. Stein et al

58 Cited authorities

Holding that a district court's jury instructions may cure any risk of prejudice from antagonistic defenses

Holding that courts should look to prior judicial decisions interpreting a statute in considering whether it is vague

Holding that vagueness that "fails to establish standards for the police and public that are sufficient to guard against the arbitrary deprivation of liberty interests" is subject to facial challenge

Holding that a defendant in a criminal tax case can assert a defense of ignorance or misunderstanding of the tax law, leading to "a good-faith belief that he was not violating any of the provisions of the tax laws"

Holding that an indictment may not be "amended except by resubmission to the grand jury"

Holding a conspiracy to conceal should not be inferred from acts of concealment because "every conspiracy will inevitably be followed by actions taken to cover the conspirators' traces" and the opposite result would "extend the life of a conspiracy indefinitely"

Affirming conviction for tax evasion despite overlap with other provisions

Holding that a prison guard who repeatedly stepped on a prisoner's penis acted “contrary to contemporary standards of decency”

Holding under plain error review that, although it was unlikely that the jury had based its findings entirely on pre-enactment conduct, because such a scenario was a possibility, the defendant's conviction had to be vacated

Holding statute unconstitutionally vague for failure to condemn a specific act or omission

Holding aiders and abettors punishable as principals under federal criminal law

Requiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"

Requiring the government to produce "any statement," including testimony provided before the grand jury, only after the witness has testified on direct examination at trial

Setting three years as maximum term of imprisonment for false tax return

Attempting to evade or defeat tax