United States v. Splawn’s Empirical Analysis
963 F.2d 295 · 1992
Citation profile
14 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1029 · 18 U.S.C. § 2510 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 18 U.S.C. § 2512 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 47 U.S.C. § 605
Relies on Rewis v. United States · Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · Quality Inns International, Inc. v. L.B.H. Associates Ltd. Partnership · United States v. Spedalieri · United States v. McNutt
Most-quoted passages
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“The proper avenue for raising th[is] issue[] lies in a petition for en banc review.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“any person who intentionally ... manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and that such device or any component thereof has been or will be sent through the mail or transported in interstate or foreign commerce ... shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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