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 landmark tax case, the Court that a defendant's genuinely held - albeit erroneous or even unreasonable - belief in the legality of his conduct is a defense to a prosecution for wilful tax evasion.
In this case the defendant, an airline pilot, claimed he was exempt from federal ...
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