Court Error – Sentencing

By: Derek Hawkins//May 8, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Charles Petrunak

Case No.: 16-3631

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Court Error – Sentencing

On May 6, 2014, Charles Petrunak was indicted on three counts of making and subscribing false and fraudulent IRS forms, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). The counts corresponded to IRS forms 1096, 1120S, and 1040, filed by Petrunak. A jury convicted him on all counts, and he was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment. Petrunak now argues that the court erred in excluding certain evidence at his trial and he also challenges his sentence

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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