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Judge Acquits Lori Drew in Cyberbullying Case, Overrules Jury
Not taking either side. But just wondering what's the use in have a trial if the judge gets to throw out a verdict by a jury...........
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/drew_court/
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, issuing a directed acquittal on three misdemeanor charges.
Drew, 50, was accused of participating in a cyberbullying scheme against 13-year-old Megan Meier who later committed suicide. The case against Drew hinged on the government’s novel argument that violating MySpace’s terms of service was the legal equivalent of computer hacking. But U.S. District Judge George Wu found the premise troubling.
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