Legal Opinion
United States v. Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 15, 2015No. 14-1031PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Wheeler was convicted of two counts of transmitting a threat in foreign commerce under 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) based on Facebook posts that called upon his “religious followers” to carry out violent acts. Count One of the indictment referenced Mr. Wheeler’s “wrath commands” to kill law enforcement officers and children. 1 R. 27. Count Two referenced Mr. Wheeler’s instructions to kill law enforcement officers, politicians, judges, district attorneys, public defenders and their children. Id. at 28. Mr. Wheeler was sentenced to forty months’ imprisonment on each count to…
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