UNITED STATES v. MAISONET

No. 73-1422.

484 F.2d 1356 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Raul MAISONET, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Kaufman, Springfield, Va., (court-appointed) for appellant.

Paul A. Scott, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Brian P. Gettings, U. S. Atty., E. D. Va., on brief) for appellee.

Before CRAVEN, BUTZNER, and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Raul Maisonet was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 876 (1970), which prohibits mailing a letter "containing . . . any threat to injure the person of the addressee." Maisonet's principal assignment of error is the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal. We affirm because we believe the evidence raised an issue of fact for the determination of the jury.

Maisonet had been sentenced in the Superior Court for the District...

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