Threatening the President
Favorable and Noteworthy Decisions in the Supreme Court and Federal Appellate Courts
By Don Samuel
Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.
Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.
Sep 1, 2015
United States v. Lincoln, 403 F.3d 703 (9th Cir. 2005)
Title 18, U.S.C. § 871 makes it a crime to threaten the President of the United States. In this case, the defendant’s letter did not amount to a “true threat” either in, or out, of context. The court characterized the defendant’s letter as a crude means of exercising his First Amendment rights.