United States v. Thomas Lindley Roberts

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Lindley Roberts has appealed his conviction and resulting five-year provisional sentence for sending a threatening letter to Justice O’Connor of the United States Supreme Court. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his con viction and that the court's provisional sentence violates equal protection principles.

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In December 1987 the defendant sent a letter to the chambers of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor providing as follows: “To O’Connor: Since the court insists upon violating my kids’ rights to life (survive), you are all now…