No. 22-5621

Cody Ray Leveke, aka Cody Meyer, aka Cody Ray Meyers v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-communication criminal-law first-amendment free-speech jury-instruction statutory-interpretation subjective-intent true-threat
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-10-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a true threat requires the specific intent to threaten violence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, to establish that a statement is a "true threat" unprotected by the First Amendment, the government must show that the speaker subjectively knew or intended the threatening nature of the statement. i

Docket Entries

2022-10-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
2022-09-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2022)

Attorneys

Cody Ray Leveke
Heather Rae QuickFederal Public Defender's Office - Iowa, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent