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Old 11-18-2008, 03:32 PM  
RRRED
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10986770

Oh shit... the judge was originally not going to allow details of her death in the case cuz it was supposedly unrelated to what the charges were. But last Friday...



"U.S. District Judge George Wu previously indicated he might bar any mention of suicide because it could be prejudicial, but he changed his mind after hearing lawyers' arguments.

Wu said he was now convinced that many prospective jurors would be aware of the suicide from reading news reports or seeing a recent episode of the TV show "Law and Order" that involved a similar scenario.

He said he would instruct jurors, possibly at the outset of the trial, that the case was not about the suicide and that Drew is not charged with causing the suicide. "



and...



"Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Krause argued during the hearing Friday that Drew is charged with joining in a conspiracy to cause intentional infliction of emotional distress.

"Showing that this victim took the ultimate step of taking her own life shows the level of her distress," Krause said. "



She's fucked!! And Vexes, you are possibly right. That's what makes this case so interesting. Those laws have never been used before in a social networking case. It's really weird and could change alot of things in alot of ways.
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