Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that calls for more severe penalties for anyone convicted of threatening a judge. While the proposal follows a high-profile case in which a man described in an email the hypothetical trajectory of a bullet aimed at a judge’s bedroom, officials say that about a dozen Connecticut judges receive threats each year.
The bill, “An Act Concerning Enhanced Penalties for Threatening a Judge,” is before the Judiciary Committee.
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