“MySpace” Jurors Can Hear Evidence of Suicide

The judge presiding over Lori Drew’s MySpace “hoax” case has ruled that prosecutors may introduce evidence of Megan Meier’s suicide. Ms. Drew’s lawyer had argued that the jury would be confused that think that his client was on trial for Megan’s death, but the judge said he was satisfied that the jurors would already be familiar with the suicide from reading news reports and from a Law & Order: SVU episode (“Babes”) that used some facts from the case, and that aired November 11. Read more here.