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Melbourne Trial Aborted Due To Crime Web Site

Chatz writes: "The jury in a murder trial in Melbourne was dismissed because the details about a previous trial of the accused are available on CrimeNet (www.crimenet.com.au). There was no evidence that any of the jurors had seen the information and the information is publicly available in newspaper archives. Here is a link to the story." This sets an odd precedent, to say the least. Perhaps criminals would benefit by describing their crimes in excruciating detail as soon as they're apprehended. What do y'all think down under?

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