Does a cellphone equal a computer? 8th Circuit ruling says it does

February 13, 2011 Comments Off on Does a cellphone equal a computer? 8th Circuit ruling says it does

When is a phone not just a phone? When a federal court declares it’s a computer. That’s what happened last week, when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lengthier sentence for a man for his use of a computer in commission of a crime.

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Criminal Law: Sentencing – Computer Use – Cell Phone

February 9, 2011 Comments Off on Criminal Law: Sentencing – Computer Use – Cell Phone

U.S. v. Kramer (MLW No. 61781/Case No. 10-1983 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

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Criminal Law: Warrant Application – Computer Examination – Child Pornography

January 7, 2010 Comments Off on Criminal Law: Warrant Application – Computer Examination – Child Pornography

U.S. v. Mutschelknaus (MLW No. 60037/Case No. 09-1106 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Where an application for a search warrant described how a child pornography investigation developed, described the images seized and the investigating ...

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Computer upgrade marks end of a close friendship

September 24, 2009 Comments Off on Computer upgrade marks end of a close friendship

Every so often you have to do it. When the time comes, which it will, you just have to suck it up and make the change. The telltale signs are everywhere, but sometimes the person closest to the situation – ...

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