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Oct 30 2008

Texas judge rejected Wikipedia articles in court

Shoaib Hashmi 

Court

A person convicted of cocaine possession tried to prove his innocence in the court by arguing that the interrogators  used the Reid Technique for investigation. The convicted person cited Wikipedia to explain the Reid Technique and this is where the objection came. The judge disallowed the appeal citing the open nature of Wikipedia.

[via Silicon Alley Insider]

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