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UNITED STATES v. HEILMAN

No. 79-1301.

614 F.2d 1133 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David L. HEILMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce F. Ehlke, Madison, Wis., for defendant-appellant.

Thomas P. Sullivan, U. S. Atty., Barry R. Elden, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge, WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal challenges the validity of the first criminal prosecution for "record piracy" under Section 104 of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 104). The indictment also contained numerous mail fraud counts (18 U.S.C. § 1341). After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of 18 of the 26 counts of the copyright offenses; the remaining counts of the indictment were dismissed. Defendant was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and...

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