556 F2d 906 United States v. L Honea  556 F.2d 906  77-2 USTC P
9489  UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, Albert L. HONEA,
Appellant.  No. 76-2115.  United States Court of Appeals, Eighth
Circuit.  Submitted June 13, 1977. Decided June 17, 1977.  Leon
B. Catlett, Catlett & Henderson, Little Rock, Ark., on brief,
for appellant.   Before HEANEY, ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit
Judges.    Albert L. Honea appeals from a jury conviction of
four counts of income tax evasion in the years 1969, 1970, 1971
and 1972 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. He alleges that the
district court1 erroneously admitted government's Exhibit 121
(net worth summary) into evidence and that the trial court erred
by refusing three jury instructions requested by the defense. We
affirm the conviction.   Honea owns numerous rental houses and a
small motel in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The government
sought to prove at trial that the substantial increase of
Honea's net worth, evidenced by his ownership of 32 rental homes
in 1972 compared to hi