Legal Opinion
United States v. Stickrath
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided June 22, 1917No. 932PublishedCited by 25 opinions
.Pemberton W. Stickrath was indicted, for an offense. Ón demurrer to an indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
SATER, District Judge.
On February 14, 1917, Congress enacted a law which provides that:
“Any person who knowingly and willfully deposits or causes to be deposited for conveyance in the mail or for delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, or who knowingly and willfully otherwise makes-any such threat against the President, shall upon conviction he fined not exceeding $1,000 or imprisoned not exceeding five years, or…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Davis v. BeasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Grimm v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Potter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Mary Frances CarrierCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Robert Watts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Ronald Douglas PatilloCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Normand P. Michaud v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Ragansky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1918
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