UNITED STATES v. PILKINGTON

No. 78-5312 Summary Calendar.

583 F.2d 746 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Ray PILKINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Barton Crum, Montgomery, Ala. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Barry E. Teague, U. S. Atty., Charles R. Niven, Asst. U. S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and HILL, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Bobby Ray Pilkington, an Alabama state prisoner, was convicted on trial by jury of threatening the life of the President of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871, by mailing a letter containing the threat, which was received at the White House. On appeal, Pilkington contends that there was insufficient evidence that he was sane and that he acted "knowingly and willfully," as required by the statute, to support...

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