MYSPACE PHOTOS AS IMPEACHMENT EVIDENCE
“In a case involving claims of self-defense, the Trial Court excluded photos of the victim from MySpace holding a gun and wearing gang colors. Three prosecution witnesses claimed they had never seen the victim with a gun before. The Trial Court excluded the MySpace photos on the grounds the three photos were prejudicial. The Court of Appeals reversed. The photos should have been admitted as impeachment evidence to contradict the testimony of the prosecution witnesses.”