Legal Opinion

United States v. Phillips

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 24, 2007No. 05-51271PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Christopher Andrew Phillips (“Phillips”) appeals his conviction for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage in excess of $5,000, pursuant to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1030(a) (5) (A) (ii) and (B)(i). Phillips alleges that (1) insufficient evidence was presented at trial to support his conviction under § 1030(a)(5)(A)(ii); (2) the district court’s jury charge constructively amended the indictment; (3) the district court’s failure to include a lesser-included offense instruction in…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. State v. RileyWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  4. United States v. Arthur C. Bieganowski, M.D., Richard J. Goldberg, C.P.A., Gustavo Diaz, and Jesse Jaime LopezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Florita Bell Griffin, Terrence Bernard Roberts, Joe Lee WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by60 opinions

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  5. United States v. RamosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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