Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Geisler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 1998No. 97-3036PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
For a period of more than four years, Richard Geisler was involved in a romantic relationship with Tena Camille DeAcklen. During this time, the couple shared a joint bank account. Their relationship ended in early 1992, and Geisler thereafter contended that DeAcklen improperly withdrew $1,280 of his money from their joint account. DeAck-len refused to repay this money, whereupon Geisler — who is white — began sending racially-charged, threatening letters to DeAck-len — who is African-American. In the end, Geisler sent six of these hateful letters between September 1994…
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- United States v. Marvin Clyde LincolnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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