Cheek v. United States
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cheek-v-united-states-215-4246118
title:
Cheek v. United States
text:
Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court reversed the conviction of John L. Cheek, a tax protester, for willful failure to file tax returns and tax evasion, who was convicted again during retrial. The Court held that an actual good-faith belief that one is not violating the tax law, based on a misunderstanding caused by the complexity of the tax law, negates willfulness, even if that belief is irrational or unreasonable. The Court als
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1991 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek_v._United_States
date created:
2005-11-23T23:31:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T19:24:38Z
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