Murder conviction falls due to MySpace page 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 1, 2011
Tags: Antoine Levar Griffin, Baltimore, Cecil County Circuit Judge Richard E. Jackson, chief judge robert m. bell, Court of Appeals, maryland, murder conviction, myspace page

Maryland’s top court has delved into the world of social networking in overturning a murder conviction and 50-year prison sentence. In a 5-2 decision, the Court of Appeals said a judge improperly admitted into evidence an incriminating threat to a would-be trial witness that was purportedly posted on the MySpace page of the defendant’s girlfriend. [...]