New words defined in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. "Following is a partial list of new words and their definitions being entered into this year's edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. . . Metadata (noun): data that provide information about other data."
(6-5-04) Craig's Court: Credibility Lost. "You had to see and hear it to believe it. On May 27, 2004, the media in the courtroom kept looking at each other and shaking their heads as Eagle County DA Mark Hurlbert spoke. It was strange to hear a prosecutor say the things he said and do the things he's done. Normally, prosecutors try to do the right thing. After all, a prosecutor has the responsibility of a minister of justice and not simply that of an advocate. It seems as if the Eagle County DA has lost all perspective in this regard. Nothing better illustrates this point than events surrounding the issue of text messaging disclosure. It seems that both sides realized early on that the alleged victim and her ex-boyfriend, Matt Herr, had exchanged recorded AT&T text messages about her encounter with Kobe Bryant within a few hours of the alleged rape on June 30, 2003. Wouldn't it be important and interesting to find out what was communicated? Wouldn't that facilitate knowledge of the truth? Can that truth be obtained?"
Comment: In the Kolbe Bryant case the electronic discovery of telephone text messaging stored by AT&T is being sought by the defense.
