Ala. Supreme Court Rejects Grand Theft Auto Appeal
- March 31, 2006 17:11 PM PST
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The Alabama Supreme Court recently dismissed a motion for an appeal by Take-Two Interactive and video-game sellers
The Alabama Supreme Court has dismissed a motion for an appeal by Take-Two Interactive and video-game sellers, ruling in favor for a $600 million lawsuit to move forward, which sets the stage for a trial over killings blamed on the Grand Theft Auto games.
In 2003, then 18-year-old Devin Moore shot and killed two Fayette police officers and one dispatcher. Moore's defense was barred from linking the shootings to violent video games, and he was ultimately sentenced to death last year for the murders.
Relatives of the victims, however, suggest the killings are to be blamed on Moore's repeated playing of the Grand Theft Auto games. The victim's families filed suit against the maker of GTA, Take-Two Interactive, as wells as Wal-Mart and Gamestop, the two stores where Moore bought the games.
After his arrest, Moore told investigators: "Life is a video game; everybody has to die sometime."
The trial could start as early as January 2007.
