The following examples highlight a small sample of previous cases that rely on digital evidence. Chapter 3, The Nature and Special Properties of Digital Evidence, will describe digital evidence in more detail.
In 2003, Caffrey was acquitted of an offence: the unauthorized modification of computer material by sending data from his computer that shut down the Port of Houston computer servers. This was one of a few cases where a malware defense was accepted by the court without any proof of it controlling the computer. You can find details here:
http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1370&context=chtlj.
School teacher Julie Amero had serious charges of the possession of indecent images, which were seen by her students; she was dismissed, thereby avoiding a lengthy jail sentence. The police examination was shown to be faulty, and malware on Amero's computer was thought responsible for the downloading of the indecent files. Refer to these links for details: