In United States v. Heineman, the court held that?

A. ?Heineman's email was protected under the First Amendment.
B. ?One who sends an email that instills fear in the recipient can be convicted even if the sender did not intend to instill fear.
C. ?the statute under which Heineman was convicted was unconstitutional because it criminalized protected speech.
D. ?Heineman's conviction should be reversed and the case should be remanded for the trial court to determine whether Heineman intended his email to instill fear, a requirement under the statute criminalizing an interstate threat.


Answer: D

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