U.S. v. ACKELL

No. 17-1784.

907 F.3d 67 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David ACKELL, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Christie , with whom Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. Concord, NH, was on brief, for appellant.

Seth R. Aframe , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Scott W. Murray , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Gilles R. Bissonnette , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New Hampshire, Matthew R. Segal , Ruth A. Bourquin , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc., Jacob J. Hutt , Brian Hauss , Sandra S. Park , Ben Wizner , Lenora M. Lapidus , Cecillia D. Wang , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Carolyn A. Mannis and Law Office of Stephen J. Dennis, on brief as amici curiae in support of appellant.

Before Torruella, Thompson, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted David Ackell of one count of stalking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A. He now brings a First Amendment challenge to that statute, in addition to challenging the district court's jury instructions and arguing that insufficient evidence supported his conviction. Ackell's constitutional challenge does...

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