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Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969)
Watts v. United States No. 1107, Misc. Decided April 21, 1969 394 U.S. 705
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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Petitioner’s remark during political debate at small public gathering that, if inducted into Army (which he vowed would never occur) and made to carry a rifle "the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.," held to be crude political hyperbole which, in light of its context and conditional nature, did not constitute a knowing and willful threat against the President within the coverage of 18 U.S.C. § 871(a).
Certiorari granted; 131 U.S.App.D.C. 125, 402 F.2d 676, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969) in 394 U.S. 705 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2B6EBPAAL9R6W9L.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969), in 394 U.S. 705, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2B6EBPAAL9R6W9L.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969). cited in 1969, 394 U.S. 705. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2B6EBPAAL9R6W9L.
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