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In Manchester, England, in December, Thomas Clark, 30 (described by his
lawyer as "intelligent" and "highly educated" but spiraling into
depression), was convicted in the stabbing death of a 71-year-old man.
Among the evidence against him was the result of an Internet search he
had performed on his computer: "What sentence would I get for stabbing
somebody in an unprovoked attack?" (The response, from the "Ask Jeeves"
Web site, was not introduced as evidence, but the correct answer, it
turns out, is "life in prison.") [Daily Telegraph (London), 12-20-02]
lawyer as "intelligent" and "highly educated" but spiraling into
depression), was convicted in the stabbing death of a 71-year-old man.
Among the evidence against him was the result of an Internet search he
had performed on his computer: "What sentence would I get for stabbing
somebody in an unprovoked attack?" (The response, from the "Ask Jeeves"
Web site, was not introduced as evidence, but the correct answer, it
turns out, is "life in prison.") [Daily Telegraph (London), 12-20-02]
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