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With the October 7 trial date approaching in the MySpace Suicide case, we called up H. Dean Steward, the defense lawyer for Lori Drew, to see whether we should prepare Law Blog One for a journey to California.
![]() Judge George Wu, Jan. 19, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Robert Gauthier) We’re glad we called. Yesterday, says Steward, at what was supposed to be a pre-trial conference, U.S. District Court Judge George Wu told Steward and AUSA Mark Krause, who’s prosecuting the case, that he was having trouble with a few issues. Before we get to them, a quick refresher on the case: According to this New Yorker article and the May indictment, Drew — under the guise of “Josh” — struck up an online relationship with Megan Meier, a 13-year old MySpace member, that lasted for several weeks. “Josh” — who was the MySpace handle of at least three other individuals in addition to Drew — allegedly told Megan she was “sexi” and made other suggestive overtures. He later told Megan that the world would be a better place without her. Distraught, Megan went to her bedroom where she hanged herself in her closet. (For past LB discussion of the case, click here, here and here.) According to Steward, Judge Wu requested briefing on the following three issues: “I’m an old war horse,” says Steward. “So for me, it’s always been the case that if you use the mail or a wire, then there’s an interstate connection. I assumed that, under these facts, that would apply. But the judge isn’t so sure. I can’t tell you how delighted I am to dig into that issue. I know there has been a narrowing of it over the years.” A call to Krause’s office was not immediately returned. Steward predicts the trial date will get pushed back to December. Last edited by top_admin : Sep 24th, 2008 at 05:50 PM. |
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