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U.S. v. RIGGS

Nos. 90-9108, 90-9129.

967 F.2d 561 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT J. RIGGS, a/k/a the Prophet, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT J. RIGGS, a/k/a Robert Johnson, a/k/a Prophet, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Kish, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. for defendant-appellant.

Eric M. Lieberman, Nicholas E. Poser, Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C., New York City, Harvey A. Silverglate, Sharon L. Beckman, Boston, Mass., for amicus curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Kent B. Alexander, Asst. U.S. Atty., Randy S. Chartash, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDMONDSON and COX, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, Senior District Judge.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals the district court's upward departure from the sentence prescribed by the Sentencing Guidelines and prohibition on defendant's ownership or unguided use of any personal computer during defendant's period of supervised release. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

Background

Defendant Robert Riggs was convicted in North Carolina in 1986 for his unauthorized use of a computer to gain access to BellSouth...

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