Legal Opinion
United States v. Bennie Dean Herring, Billy Clyde Herring, Ronald Mills, and Dee Dee Bell
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 1993No. 90-7280PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue involved in this appeal is whether or not 18 U.S.C. § 2512(l)(b) of the Wiretap Act applies to the appellants’ conduct. Appellants modified an electronic device known as a VideoCipher II (VC II). The VC II deciphers or unscrambles satellite television signals, and can be purchased readily and legitimately. Many satellite television signals are scrambled by the television programmer. In order to receive such scrambled satellite television signals, the ultimate consumer must have not only a dish, a receiver or converter, and a television set, but must…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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