No. 22-729

Thomas D. Selgas v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 26-usc-7201 criminal-tax criminal-tax-law irc-section-371 irc-section-7201 tax-conspiracy tax-deficiency tax-due-and-owing tax-evasion
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Latest Conference: 2023-03-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a person charged with only evasion of the payment of taxes under 26 U.S.C. §7201 can be convicted, when there is no tax due and owing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

questions presented are: 1. Whether a person charged with only evasion of the payment of taxes under 26 U.S.C. §7201 can be convicted, when there is no tax due and owing. 2. Whether a person can be convicted of conspiracy to defraud the IRS under 18 U.S.C. §371, when there is no tax due and owing.

Docket Entries

2023-03-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
2023-03-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-01-31
2022-12-09
Application (22A513) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 1, 2023.
2022-12-05
Application (22A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 2, 2023 to February 20, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Thomas D. Selgas
Charles E. McFarland — Petitioner
Charles E. McFarland — Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent