United States Sixth Circuit

In a conviction of defendant for improperly accessing information from a protected computer in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1030(a)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(B)(iii), district court's finding that the value of information that he obtained exceeded $5,000 and an order of $47,565 in restitution are affirmed where: 1) the district court's use of the cost of production was a reasonable and permissible method by which to determine the value of the information obtained by defendant; and 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in ordering the restitution in the amount of $47,565.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/14/2011
• Published 01/14/2011

Judges

• MOORE

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Melvin Houston, Graham L. Teall