Judge overturns guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case - True
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“A judge overturned the guilty verdict in the MySpace suicide case.”
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In July 2009 a federal judge tentatively overturned the guilty verdict against Lori Drew in the MySpace suicide case, dismissing the convictions and planning a final written opinion. This overturning was reported by major news outlets at the time.
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- MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed | Reuters
A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.
- Woman cleared of felonies in MySpace suicide case | Reuters
She was cleared of three felonies by the U.S. District Court jury, which deadlocked on a fourth count of conspiracy. Drew, who created the fake profile after her daughter and neighbor Megan Meier had a falling out, showed no reaction as the ...
- MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed | Reuters
Instead, the judge said he was tentatively granting the defense motion to throw out the convictions and would render a final, written opinion at some point in the future.
- Judge overturns guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case | Myspace | The Guardian
The woman at the centre of a high-profile online bullying case was exonerated by a US judge today - despite having previously been found guilty of computer crimes that led to the suicide of her teenage neighbour.
- Conviction in MySpace suicide case tentatively overturned - CNN.com
A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told CNN.
- Conviction in MySpace suicide case tentatively overturned - CNN.com
Prosecutors based case on federal ... ... LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S....
- Judge to reverse conviction in MySpace hoax
Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.
- Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case - The New York Times
In a highly unusual move, Thomas P. O’Brien, the United States attorney in Los Angeles, prosecuted the case himself with two subordinates after law enforcement officials in Missouri determined Ms. Drew had broken no local laws. Mr. O’Brien, who asserted jurisdiction on the ground that MySpace is based in Los Angeles, where its servers are housed, said the verdict sent an “overwhelming message” to users of the Internet.
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