Technology & Science
Feb. 21, 2007
Mindful of the Messenger, Judges Dip Into Wikipedia
SAN FRANCISCO - In deciding how to charge a juvenile offender for possession of three different kinds of bullets, a Los Angeles appellate judge looked online for a precise definition of the word "ammunition."
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - In deciding how to charge a juvenile offender for possession of three different kinds of bullets, a Los Angeles appellate judge looked online for a precise definition of the word "ammunition."
As Justice Joan D. Klein perused Web pages, she found conflicting information on Wikipedia, the reader-generated online encyclopedia, and its s...
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