United States v. Norman Heinz Melendy
438 F.2d 531·1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 11522
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 5, 197126005_1California69 words
Opinion
The judgment of conviction for a threat on the life of the President of the United States is affirmed. 18 U.S.C. § 871 .
The defendant, incarcerated at Lompoc, California, did not have much capacity to carry out his threat, but the threat is the crime.
The defense was that defendant did not have the requisite intent for the crime. That was a question of fact which he lost.