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Judge Tentatively Dismisses Case Against Lori Drew

Posted by timothy on from the gotta-state-a-proper-claim dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to Wired, 'A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, and issued a directed acquittal on the three misdemeanor charges.'" A similar story in the L.A. Times notes that "The decision by US District Judge George H. Wu will not become final until his written ruling is filed, probably next week." Update: 07/02 21:15 GMT by T : For those not following, Lori Drew's three convictions sprang from charges of online harassment of Megan Meier, a Missouri teenager whose suicide was linked to Drew's actions.

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  1. Re:Summary is lacking. by MightyYar · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't get the feeling I know what Lori was charged with.

    She killed Michael Jackson.

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  2. Re:They should have found a more appropriate charg by Repossessed · · Score: 5, Informative

    Um, no she didn't, there was never *any* intent to drive Meagan to suicide.

    Beyond that, Lori Drew wasn't even the one who wrote the messages that set Meagan off. Another teenager testified at Lori Drew's trial that she (the other teenager) had also had access to the account and had written the final messages.

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