United States v. Raul Maisonet

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Raul Maisonet was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 876 (1970), which prohibits mailing a letter “containing . any threat to injure the person of the addressee.” Maisonet’s principal assignment of error is the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal. We affirm because we believe the evidence raised an issue of fact for the determination of the jury.

Maisonet had been sentenced in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia to an indeterminate term of up to ten years for carrying a dangerous weapon after having been convicted of a felony. While he was…