United States v. Gregory Stuart Gordon
Opinion
Opinion
Sneed, J.
Gregory Stuart Gordon was convicted in a jury trial of making threats against a former President in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 879 (a)(1). He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence as well as the district court’s denial of four pretrial motions. We affirm.
I.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
A. Facts
On July 4, 1990, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Mr. Gordon climbed over a wall and entered the property of former President Ronald Reagan in Bel Air, California. He entered the house through the front door and passed through the foyer. As Mr. Gordon exited to the backyard, he was apprehended by Secret Service Special Officer Ricafrente. Rieafrente placed Mr. Gordon against a wall in the backyard, and, with his weapon drawn on Mr. Gordon, called for assistance.
Agents Bodigheimer and Yarosh arrived, and the three agents walked Mr. Gordon back to the driveway in front of the house. As they placed him in a prone position on the ground, Mr. Gordon said, “Ronald Reagan is the anti-Christ; he must be killed and I must kill him.” Agents Greenaway and O’Donnell arrived. While the agents moved Mr. Gordon to a shaded area, he repeated, “Ronald Reagan is the antiChrist; he must be…