United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for aiding and abetting the unauthorized access of protected computers and related charges are affirmed over claims that: 1) evidence of prior legal problems involving the SEC and financial records showing his "lavish personal expenditures" were improperly admitted; 2) the trial court should have submitted the issue of financial loss to the jury by special verdict; 3) the court improperly responded to a jury question posed during deliberations; 4) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; and 5) notice was required before the court could depart from his properly calculated advisory Guideline sentencing range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2007
• Published 02/21/2007

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David M. Garvin, argued, Miami, FL, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George C. Vena, Asst. U.S. Attorney, argued, for appellee.