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Elonis Posted Violent Comments to Go with Images of His

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Elonis posted violent comments to go with images of his ex-wife on Facebook. He also threatened co-workers and children on the site. He was fired from his job and his ex-wife got a protective order against him. He was arrested and charged with transmitting a threat to injure another person. He appealed that his prosecution and conviction was not proper. The Supreme Court held that:


A) the conviction was proper as a jury could find that his violent statements showed criminal intent.
B) the conviction was proper as the jury could find that his statements showed that he knew he intended to commit a criminal act.
C) the conviction was reversed because there was no immediate threat of harm to anyone, he was only making statements.
D) the conviction was reversed as it was not shown that he was conscious of committing a criminal act.
E) none of the other choices are correct.

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