LOS ANGELES — Contending it's not a federal crime to violate the service terms of a Web site, a defense attorney has asked a judge to dismiss the conviction of a Missouri mother in a cruel Internet hoax on a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
Defense wants conviction dismissed in Web hoax
Thursday, January 8, 2009 | 11:02 a.m. CST
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