Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven Gene Chase
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2003No. 01-30200PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GRABER; Concurrence by Judge KLEINFELD.
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Defendant Steven Gene Chase of violating 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) after he made a threat against agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The jury acquitted him of a charge involving threats to other FBI agents. The threat underlying Defendant’s conviction was expressed to a telephone operator at a Kaiser Permanente clinic. The threats as to which Defendant was acquitted were communicated, during therapeutic sessions, to his psychiatrist, who testified about them.
On appeal, Defendant…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Richard M. Lippay v. Dean C. Christos Commonwealth of Pa. Dean C. ChristosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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