May 26, 2006

to teach in infamy

Remember Robert Muzzillo? The teacher who charged a student with defamation for comments and jokes posted on a MySpace page? Turns out the charges have been dismissed as unconstitutional, to no one's surprise.
[Alex Davis] had been scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, but late Monday the charges against him were dismissed as outdated and unconstitutional, said Flint Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tommy Floyd.

“It’s just not a valid criminal charge anymore,” he said, referring to a statute that was ruled unconstitutional in 1982 by the Georgia Supreme Court.
No word on Muzzillo, though, who's still keeping a low profile (get it?).

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