United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for threatening a federal judge is affirmed over his claim that 18 U.S.C. section 115(a)(1)(B) requires a defendant to communicate the threat directly to the intended target.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2004
• Decided 08/23/2005
• Published 08/23/2005

Judges

• BEA, Circuit Judge:, Before: O'SCANNLAIN, COWEN, and CBEA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas E. Haney, Esq., argued the cause for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick Schneider, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee;  Paul Charlton, Michael T. Morrissey, and Soo C. Song, Office of the U.S. Attorney, were also on the brief.