No. 20-7243

David Linehan v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-intent criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-law first-amendment free-speech interstate-commerce interstate-communication statutory-interpretation threat-transmission
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) requires the government to allege and the jury to find that the defendant threatened to injure a specific natural person

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether 18 U.S.C. § 875(c), which criminalizes “transmit[ting] in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to . . . injure the person of another,” requires the government to allege, and the jury to find, that the defendant threatened to injure a specific natural person? Prefix

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)

Attorneys

David Linehan
Gary Paul BurchamBurcham & Zugman, APC, Petitioner
Gary Paul BurchamBurcham & Zugman, APC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent