▁cit ing ▁the ▁emer gency ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁network ▁after ▁He ck enk amp ▁gained ▁root ▁access ▁to ▁their ▁servers . ▁Although ▁He ck enk amp ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁evidence ▁gained ▁through ▁the ▁search ▁of ▁his ▁computer ▁as ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁priv acy , ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁actions ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁on ▁appeal . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁batt les ▁He ck enk amp ▁had ▁stead fast ly ▁maintained ▁his ▁innoc ence , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁someone ▁else ▁used ▁his ▁computer ▁to ▁launch ▁attacks ▁and ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁definit ively ▁links ▁him ▁to ▁criminal ▁activities . ▁After ▁being ▁pro sec uted ▁he ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁Jenn ifer ▁Gran ick , ▁then ▁the ▁clin ical ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Internet ▁and ▁Society ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁School . ▁During ▁the ▁proceed ings , ▁however , ▁he ▁fired ▁and ▁re h ired ▁Gran ick ▁several ▁times . ▁While ▁representing ▁himself ▁in ▁court , ▁he ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁were ▁not ▁valid ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁capital ized ▁every ▁letter ▁of ▁his ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁documents , ▁while ▁he ▁only ▁capital ized ▁the ▁first ▁letter . ▁He ▁also ▁claimed ▁the ▁pro sec uting ▁att or ne ys , ▁representing ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁had ▁not ▁brought ▁their ▁client ▁to ▁court . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁these ▁tact ics ▁was ▁successful . ▁ ▁He ck enk amp ▁eventually ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁admitted ▁gu ilt ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced