Court upheld use of MySpace as evidence

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld a court decision that allowed a MySpace posting to be admitted as evidence in the trial of a man convicted of murdering a 2-year-old girl.

The unanimous ruling Thursday also upheld the life sentence of 36-year-old Ian J. Clark, who was convicted of murdering his fiancé’s daughter in 2007. Kosciusko County authorities said the girl died from multiple blunt force injuries.

Clark appealed, arguing among other things that his MySpace page should not have been entered as evidence. His page included a description of himself that said, "Society labels me as an outlaw and criminal."

The court said the posting only contained statements Clark made about himself and was admissible.