Legal Opinion
Avila v. Pappas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 2010No. 09-1865PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Shortly before the date of her disciplinary hearing at the Cook County Treasurer’s Office, Maria Avila told a friend (and co-worker) that she could “go postal”; she advised the friend to duck. Concerned that Avila might be serious, the friend told her superiors. Police attended the hearing, and the implied threat became another ground of discipline. Avila was fired and criminally prosecuted. Illinois law treats as a felony a threat against a public official; otherwise a threat is a misdemeanor. Compare 720 ILCS 5/12-9 with 720 ILCS 5/12-2(a)(10). The State’s Attorney…
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