US appeals court clears 'cannibal cop' 2 years after a jury convicted him
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:29 am
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-appea ... en-2015-12
The appeals court also vacated Valle's conviction for using the database, finding that federal law does not prohibit individuals from accessing a computer they are normally authorized to use, even if they do so for an improper purpose.
In a sharply worded dissent, Circuit Judge Chester Straub said Valle should be convicted of both charges.
"It was, and remains, for the jury to determine the factual question of whether Valle had criminal intent," he wrote. "The jury considered and rejected Valle’s defense that he was simply pretending to commit a crime."
Now that's just.....weird.