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The United States of America v. Robert Eugene Cotner

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 4, 1981No. 80-1500PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WESLEY E. BROWN, District Judge.

This is a criminal appeal in which Robert Cotner was convicted by jury of the offense of mailing a threatening communication through the mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 876.

The evidence established that an advertisement appeared in the February, 1980 issue of “Soldier of Fortune” magazine which read:

Now hiring for exciting, high risk undercover stateside work. Send resume to R.E.C., Box 129, Bixby, Oklahoma, 74008.

Two government witnesses, Frank Belle-tire of Evergreen Park, Illinois, and Lance Trimmer of Great Falls, Montana, answered this advertisement,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. MaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. Hugh MacLeod Pheaster, United States of America v. Angelo IncisoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Ethel Mae Merryman and Kenneth Darrell BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Marvin Clyde LincolnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. BellrichardDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1991
  2. United States v. McVeighDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1995
  3. United States v. BrownDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1995
  4. United States v. FarkasUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  5. United States v. Barbara OlsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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