United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
735 F.2d 1196 · 1984
Citation profile
16 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 7203
Relies on County of Los Angeles v. Chavez-Salido · Thompson v. United States · Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Ogilvie · United States v. Park · Garner v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“The adequacy of a judge's instructions to the jury is measured by reading the instructions as a whole. The judge's formulation of those instructions or his choice of language is entirely in his discretion, so long as the instructions fairly and adequately cover the issues presented.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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