U.S. v. KOSMA

No. 91-1423.

951 F.2d 549 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. Louis A. KOSMA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Kelly, Asst. Defender, Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, Federal Court Div., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Michael M. Baylson, U.S. Atty., Walter S. Batty, Jr., Joan L. Markman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER, Chief Judge, COWEN and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) October 16, 1991.

OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

Louis A. Kosma appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 871 (1988) for making threats against then-President Ronald Reagan. His appeal alleges that the district court erred in: 1) finding that Kosma's letters to Reagan were "true threats" under Section 871 and, therefore, constitutionally unprotected speech, and; 2) construing section 871 under...

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