Court Opinion

ID: 9453698
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 18:21:00.709034+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:33:45.922125
License: Public Domain

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge
(concurring specially):
I concur in the result, on the basis of the matters discussed in Part III of the opinion, even though a number of the prejudicial remarks of the trial court were elicited by the conduct of defense counsel.
I disagree with Part II of the opinion. The requested instruction was deficient in at least two respects: (1) it speaks in terms of the defendant discussing the matter with tax counsel, rather than in terms of a full disclosure to such counsel, and (2) the necessary element of reliance upon counsel’s advice is omitted. Under these circumstances, I am not persuaded that it was error to refuse the charge or to fail to edit it and give it in amended form.