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WATTS v. UNITED STATES

No. 1107, Misc.

394 U.S. 705 (1969)

WATTS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 21, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Forer for petitioner.

Solicitor General Griswold for the United States.

Ralph J. Temple, Melvin L. Wulf, and Lawrence Speiser for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae.

PER CURIAM.

After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, petitioner was convicted of violating a 1917 statute which prohibits any person from "knowingly and willfully . . . [making] any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States . . . ."* The incident which led to petitioner's arrest occurred on August 27...

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