Legal Opinion
United States v. Popa, Ion Cornel
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 17, 1999No. 98-3017PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Ion Cornel Popa of making anonymous phone calls with the “intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person,” in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 223(a)(1)(C). Popa appeals, arguing that the statute is unconstitutional both on its face and as applied to his conduct, which involved calls to the office of the United States Attorney. Because we agree that the statute, as applied to Popa’s conduct, violates the First Amendment to the Constitution of the…
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