TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 13, 2015

The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of Leon Houston, who allegedly threatened to kill his former lawyer. A jury found Houston guilty of making threats against the lawyer during a phone conversation with his girlfriend, and a judge sentenced him to five years in prison. The Sixth Circuit said the lower court did not properly instruct the jury on how to decide whether the statements in question constituted a threat, and ordered a new trial. Knoxnews reports.