Friday, April 24, 2009

Don't cite to Wikipedia!

Reported from http://legalresearchplus.com/ . . .

Case reversed for allowing Wikipedia entry as evidence

By Paul Lomio

From the Examiner.com

Bergen judge reversed for allowing Wikipedia entry as evidence

By Jerry DeMarco

North Jersey Crime Examiner

A Bergen County judge mistakenly let a collection company lawyer cover a gap in evidence against a credit-card holder by using a Wikipedia page, a state appeals court has ruled.
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“Such a malleable source of information is inherently unreliable and clearly not one whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned,” they added.