Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilton Chatman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1978No. 77-1297PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Wilton “Willie” Chatman, a prisoner in a Maryland institution under a Maryland conviction, wrote a letter to a district judge about a pending case in which he threatened to kill the judge. For sending the letter, he was convicted of obstruction of justice and of mailing a threatening communication in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503 and 876, respectively. The defendant declined the assistance of counsel at his trial and he attacks the validity of his conviction on the ground he was denied access to a prison library in order to prepare his defense. He also questions the…
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