United States v. Nicholas Middleton

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Nicholas Middleton challenges his conviction for intentionally causing damage to a “protected computer” without authorization, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A). Defendant asks us to interpret the statute, which prohibits conduct causing damage to “one or more individuals,” 18 U.S.C. § 1030(e)(8)(A), to exclude damage to a corporation. Defendant also argues that the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury on the “damage” element of the offense and that the government presented insufficient evidence of the requisite amount of damage. We disagree with…