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U.S. v. NIXON

No. 10-5929.

664 F.3d 624 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Herbert Wilfred NIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

December 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Paul L. Nelson , Federal Public Defender's Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Sandra G. Moses , Assistant United States Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: SILER and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges; ADAMS, District Judge.

OPINION

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

Herbert Nixon sent six threatening letters to the federal district judge who had sentenced him to prison for fraudulent use of an unauthorized credit card. The unsigned letters demanded money and threatened the judge's life. One of them contained a white-powder substance, which was later determined to be a harmless artificial sweetener. Nixon pled guilty to committing a hoax involving a biological weapon, in violation of...

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