Legal Opinion
United States v. Zebuel Jackson Hanna
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2002No. 00-10238PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Zebuel Jackson Hanna appeals his conviction on seven counts of making threats against the President of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871(a). We reverse and remand for a new trial.
BACKGROUND
Hanna prepared, photocopied and distributed a variety of documents that suggested in one way or another that President Bill Clinton should be killed. These leaflets or letters all contain some combination of handwritten words, drawings, photographs, and passages cut out from the Bible. Hanna mailed or hand-delivered the letters to neighbors,…
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