United States v. Theron Johnny Maxton, (Two Cases)

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• explaining that reasonable person standard applies in considering whether communication is \true threat\
• upward departure for \extreme recidivism\ vacated as defendant lacked notice of court's sua sponte ruling
• upward departure for \extreme recidivism\ vacated as defendant lacked notice of court’s sua sponte ruling
• absent plain error, failure to object to evidence in the trial court precludes consideration of the issue on appeal
• “[M]ost of the time [a defendant’s] intent [to threaten] can be gleaned from the very nature of the words used in the communication; extrinsic evidence to prove an intent to threaten should only be necessary when the threatening nature of the communication is ambiguous.”
• “[M]ost of the time [a defendant’s] intent [to threaten] can be gleaned from the very nature of the words used in the communication; extrinsic evidence to prove an intent to threaten should only be necessary when the threatening nature of the communication is ambiguous.”

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