No. 25-358

Carl L. Collins, III v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: due-process evidence-rule-404b fair-trial internal-revenue-code napue-v-illinois tax-reporting
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the lower courts violated, Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264, 269 (1959), thus effectuating a constitutional violation below and establishing a new precedent permitting the IRS to require trustees to report on the schedule C of their personal income tax returns, the year-end balances held in trust — funds that are legally owed to third parties; thus, resulting in the imposition of an additional tax not authorized by, nor contemplated under, the Internal Revenue Code.

2. Does a split among the circuits call for a review of this Honorable Court, more specifically was the Petitioner's right to a fair trial violated when the prosecution introduced evidence of a prior professional discipline under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), despite the lack of a clear nexus to the charged conduct, thereby inviting the jury to convict based on impermissible character inferences.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the IRS can require trustees to report year-end trust balances on personal income tax returns in violation of Napue v. Illinois and the Internal Revenue Code

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-06
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 27, 2025)

Attorneys

Carl L. Collins
Carl L. Collins III — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent