Cheek v. U.S., No. 89-658 (U.S. Supreme Court) (498 U.S. 192; 111 S.Ct. 604) (January 8, 1991) (Justice White)
In this case the defendant, an airline pilot, claimed he was exempt from federal taxes and sought a complete refund of withheld taxes. He was charged with violating two provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that use the phrase "willfully" in a way that implicated an ignorance of the law ...
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