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From: jwm@STDC.JHUAPL.EDU (Jim Meritt)
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Subject: Re: Re: Feedback on Computer Crime
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Date: 27 Aug 90 19:53:12 GMT
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>Does the word "knowingly" have any meaning or is it just a legal
>buzzword?  How does someone "knowingly" dial a wrong number.

One does it eight times, for instance.

What we don't know that is relevant:  What were the charges?  If they
were eight separate charges for one instance, that is one thing.  If it
is eight charges for eight separate instances, I would say that the
"knowingly" is pretty open-and-shut.  By the seventh time you should
know d@mn well what you are calling.

Another unknown:  Was this conviction the result of a plea agreement
(what did you admit to?) or a trial by jury?  If the latter, the intent
was demonstrated to a group that DID have the available information.

It would appear this individual is seeking sympathy, at the very least by
NOT telling vital pieces of information while decrying his fate.

Jim Meritt