Legal Opinion
Robert Watts v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 25, 1968No. 21528_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction for threatening the life of the President of the United States in violation of 18 U.S. C. § 871(a) (1964).1
Appellant attended a DuBois Club meeting and participated in a discussion group dealing with police brutality. In the course of these discussions, Appellant allegedly made a statement that he would refuse induction into the armed forces and “if they ever make me carry a rifle the first person I want [or would want or would like to have] in my sights is LBJ.” 2 There is evidence that he also stated that Negroes should not shoot…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Russell KelnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Albert Richard Roy, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- State v. KilburnWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- United States v. Paul Kent CasselCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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