The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the question of whether messages posted on a MySpace page could be considered communication with a specific group of people.
In Commonwealth v. Scott, lawyers sparred over whether defendant Khalil Scott’s MySpace postings, one in which he appeared to identify himself as a gang member, were enough to constitute a probation violation. In another post, Scott said “Free Quil and Joe” — two apparent gang members, according to the allocatur grant. He also posted rap lyrics to his page.
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