No. 19-5921October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Montgomery v. United States
This case involves a criminal prosecution for tax crimes where the defendant argues that excluding evidence related to her intent violated her Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a criminal prosecution for tax crimes where the defendant argues that excluding evidence related to her intent violated her Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial. The Court is asked to resolve an issue left open by a previous decision regarding how intent evidence is handled in tax prosecutions.
Question presented
Whether the exclusion of evidence regarding petitioner's intent during her prosecution for tax crimes violated the Sixth Amendment's jury trial provision, a question unresolved by Cheek v. United States.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Business and Regulation
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
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