United States v. Turner, No. 11-196 (2d Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for threatening to assault or murder three Seventh Circuit judges with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with them in the performance of their duties or to retaliate against them on account of their performance of official duties. On a blog post, defendant declared that the judges deserved to die for their recent decision in a Second Amendment case. The court affirmed the conviction, holding that the evidence was sufficient, that the jury was properly instructed regarding a "true threat," and that defendant was not prejudiced by any error. The court found defendant's remaining arguments to be without merit.
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