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Alleged Silk Road Founder’s Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Charges Against His Client
• http://mprod.wired.com, By Kim ZetterThe other charges are a narcotics conspiracy charge, one count of running a criminal enterprise, and one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking. Dratel, in his motion to dismiss (.pdf), is asking those counts to be thrown out on the grounds that the laws are unconstitutionally vague and have been misapplied to the case, since they do not cover Ulbricht’s alleged conduct. He further asserts that the term “access without authorization” in the computer hacking charge is “undefined.”
If he were to win the motion, Ulbricht would still face serious charges in a separate federal indictment in Maryland.