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Title: United States v. Medel
Author : Fifth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals
Release Date : January 12, 1979
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 63 KB

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Appellants Rogelio and Raquel Medel, husband and wife, were convicted by a jury of willfully subscribing to false income tax returns for the years 1970 and 1971 (counts I and II of the four-count indictment) and of willfully attempting to evade income taxes due for the years 1972 and 1973 (counts III and IV). 26 U.S.C.A. Â§Â§ 7206(1), 7201. On appeal, the Medels raise a number of objections to the proceedings below. They claim that (1) they were deprived of their Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because they were represented by one lawyer; (2) the District Court erred in allowing a government agent to testify regarding a statement made by the wife about her husband; (3) the trial court improperly limited the Medels' questioning of certain witnesses; (4) their right to a fair trial was impinged due to prosecutorial misconduct; and (5) there was insufficient evidence to support their convictions. (6) Additionally, the Medels have renewed a motion to unseal the I.R.S. Special Agents' report, only parts of which were previously disclosed following a court order in response to Jencks and Brady demands. We have considered all of the points raised by the Medels and find no reversible error. We affirm. I. Facts In 1969, Mr. Medel and David Egozi, M.D., formed a Florida corporation, the Doctor's Latin Center, Inc. The Doctor's Latin Center, a clinic, employed various physicians who treated clinic patients in return for a percentage of the medical fees generated. Other physicians rented office space at the Doctor's Latin Center and would reimburse it for the use of its services, such as x-ray or laboratory work.