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Criminal

Nov. 7, 2008

Prosecutors Insist on Jury Trial for MySpace Case

In an unusual twist to an already unusual case, federal prosecutors Wednesday insisted on their right to try the MySpace cyber-bullying case before a jury even though the defense wants a bench trial.

By Ciarán McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - In an unusual twist to an already unusual case, federal prosecutors Wednesday insisted on their right to try the MySpace cyber-bullying case before a jury even though the defense wants a bench trial.

Lori Drew, 49, is set for a Nov. 18 trial on one count of conspiracy and three counts of unlawfully accessing protected computers. Drew and others allegedly created a fictitious M...

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