The Emerging Law Of YouTube

The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed a conviction for Murder by Abuse or Neglect in the First Degree of a defendant in connection with the death of his infant daughter.

The issue on appeal was the admission of a YouTube video posted by the defendant prior to the crime as he “participated in a radio contest by filming himself performing a stunt.”

The defendant titled the video “when idiots try to win a contest.”

The court here found that the trial court properly admitted the video to counter evidence that the defendant was suicidal. The probative value outweighed the prejudice. (Mike Frisch)