Dec 01,2010

Jury Seated in Landmark Xbox Modding Trial

LOS ANGELES — Opening statements in a criminal Xbox 360 modding case are set to begin here early Wednesday, a day after 12 jurors were picked to decide the outcome of the first-of-its kind trial. It took five hours to empanel a jury, whose members include a university student dean, music engineer, lawyer, social worker and car-service technician. Only a few of the potential panelists said they had an Xbox at their residence or even played video games. All chosen jurors said they could fairly judge defendant Matthew Crippen, who is accused of running an Xbox jailbreak business. The defendant is charged with ...

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