2023年6月27日 · The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the conviction of Billy Raymond Counterman, a Colorado man who was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for stalking based on his Facebook messages.

Beginning in 2010, Billy Counterman sent thousands of messages to singer-songwriter Coles Whalen that foreboded her death and followed her activities. Counterman was convicted of stalking in Colorado, with his conviction left intact by the Colorado Court of Appeals and Colorado Supreme Court.

2023年1月13日 · Counterman was convicted of one count of stalking and was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. The conviction was upheld on appeal, prompting him to ask the Supreme Court to...

2023年6月29日 · For two years, the defendant, Colorado resident Billy Counterman, had been sending hundreds of Facebook messages to a local singer and musician referred to only as “C.W.” Counterman was a complete stranger to C.W., and C.W. would continuously block Counterman’s Facebook profile.

2023年4月17日 · Billy Raymond Counterman, who spent four and a half years behind bars, says he never intended to harm rising-star performer Coles Whalen, whom he'd never met, and that the First Amendment protects his ability to communicate with a public figure.

From 2014 to 2016, petitioner Billy Counterman sent hundreds of Facebook messages to C. W., a local singer and musician. The two had never met, and C. W. never responded. In fact, she repeatedly blocked Counterman. But each time, he created a new Facebook account and resumed his contacts.

2023年4月24日 · Counterman was ultimately found guilty of stalking (serious emotional distress) and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. But in the following years, he appealed, claiming his...

Billy Raymond Counterman eventually wound up in prison after stalking a musician and sending threatening messages. Now he’s claiming it’s a First Amendment issue. It is dicey constitutional...

2023年6月27日 · The case involves a Colorado man, Billy Raymond Counterman, who was convicted of stalking a songwriter, Coles Whalen, after sending her hundreds of direct messages on Facebook.

2023年6月27日 · On Wednesday, April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the case of 61-year-old Billy Raymond Counterman, who was convicted of stalking Colorado singer-songwriter Coles Whalen and making...