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Thursday, August 11, 2005
Blaming video game fails for murder defense
Blaming video game fails for murder defense
"Lawyers for man convicted of killing police officers cited ‘Grand Theft Auto’
A 20-year-old whose lawyers claimed the video game “Grand Theft Auto” and childhood abuse caused him to kill three small-town police officers was convicted Tuesday of capital murder.
The jury deliberated for just over an hour before convicting Devin Moore.
Jurors were to return Wednesday to begin the sentencing phase. Moore could face the death penalty.
Defense lawyers had partly blamed Moore’s actions on the hours he spent playing video games from the “Grand Theft Auto” series, in which players shoot police officers and steal cars.
While the judge barred jurors from hearing testimony linking the 2003 shootings to the game, defense lawyer Jim Standridge reminded them that Moore, after his arrest, told police, “Life is a video game; everybody has to die sometime.”" [more]
The jury deliberated for just over an hour before convicting Devin Moore.
Jurors were to return Wednesday to begin the sentencing phase. Moore could face the death penalty.
Defense lawyers had partly blamed Moore’s actions on the hours he spent playing video games from the “Grand Theft Auto” series, in which players shoot police officers and steal cars.
While the judge barred jurors from hearing testimony linking the 2003 shootings to the game, defense lawyer Jim Standridge reminded them that Moore, after his arrest, told police, “Life is a video game; everybody has to die sometime.”" [more]
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D.Vader // 8/11/2005 10:33:00 AM //
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