The “I was on MySpace” Alibi

In the age of social media, it is not surprising to see its increased presence in court.  Bow Tie Law's Blog has an article highlighting one such case, People v. Calderon, 2010, in which the Defendant claimed to be playing poker on MySpace during the time a crime was committed.  As I was reading, it was if Mr. Gilliland read my mind with this comment:

There is a courtroom drama waiting to erupt in a brutal cross-examination over whether someone was on Facebook on their iPhone or at home when the “Social Media” alibi is next offered. 

He continues accurately to suggest forensics would need to be done on both the home PC and the mobile device in order to find the truth.