Lee Carrell v. United States

NEWMAN, Senior Judge:

Carrell was convicted after a bench trial of simple assault1 and attempted threats to do bodily harm.2 He appeals the portion of the judgment relating to attempted threats to do bodily harm; he does not challenge his assault conviction.3 He urges us to hold that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that he intended to threaten the victim, Ringen-burg, a finding that he contends the trial judge never made, although required to do so. We affirm.

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On January 10, 2012, the tumultuous two-year relationship between Carrell and his girlfriend, Ringenburg, began its…