Legal Opinion

United States v. William C. Norris

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 3, 1996No. 95-1402PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

William Norris allegedly modified and sold cable television decoder boxes, as well as sold the equipment with which customers could themselves modify decoder boxes. A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Norris with, among other things, several counts of violating the second part of 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(4), which by reference to 47 U.S.C. § 605(a) prohibits facilitation of the unauthorized interception of radio communications. The district court dismissed these counts, holding that the cable television programming that Norris allegedly helped…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. International Cablevision, Inc. D/B/A Adelphia Cable v. John Sykes and Marvin NoelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. Korman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  5. Ciminelli v. CablevisionDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Jim Gee and William C. Norris, Defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. Prostar v. MassachiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  3. No. 98-5341Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  4. J&J Sports Productions, Incorporated v. Mandell Family Ventures, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. Entertainment by J & J, Inc. v. Al-Waha Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2002

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