United States Ninth Circuit

Conviction and sentencing of defendant for mailing threatening communications in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 876(c) are vacated because Section 876(c) refers exclusively to an individual, or to a natural, person, and therefore defendant's threatening letters to media outlets and websites did not qualify as a Section 876(c) offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/06/2012
• Published 01/06/2012

Judges

• FLETCHER

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel