REID v. UNITED STATES

No. 10624.

136 F.2d 476 (1943)

REID v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben F. Roberts and Frank J. Looney, both of Shreveport, La., for appellant.

Malcolm E. Lafargue, U. S. Atty., and Albert E. Bryson, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Shreveport, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and WALLER, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

William Reid was convicted on an indictment in one count charging a violation of Section 89, 18 U.S.C.A. This statute provides that any person who knowingly and willfully deposits or causes to be deposited for conveyance in the mail or for delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, or who knowingly and willfully...

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