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U.S. v. HOWLEY

Nos. 11-6040, 11-6071, 11-6194.

707 F.3d 575 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Sean Edward HOWLEY (11-6040) and Clark Alan Roberts (11-6071), Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 4, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David M. Eldridge , Eldridge, Blakney & Trant, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee in 11-6040. Stephen Ross Johnson , Ritchie, Dillard, Davies & Johnson, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee in 11-6071. Debra A. Breneman , United States Attorney's Office, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF: Douglas A. Trant , Eldridge, Blakney & Trant, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee in 11-6040. Stephen Ross Johnson , W. Thomas Dillard , Brian J. Wanamaker , Anne E. Passino , Ritchie, Dillard, Davies & Johnson, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee in 11-6071. Debra A. Breneman , United States Attorney's Office, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before: SILER, SUTTON and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

In this case, a jury convicted Clark Roberts and Sean Howley of seven counts of stealing trade secrets, see 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a), and three counts of engaging in wire fraud, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1349. We affirm their convictions but reverse their sentences.

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