Alexa might determine whether an accused murderer goes free

Imagine this, a courtroom in Ft. Lauderdale during a murder trial. The judge tells the prosecutor to call the next witness and the bailiff yells out for Alexa to take the stand. And sure enough, an Amazon Echo speaker is being sworn in. Since the Echo doesn't have any hands, the bailiff taps the top of the speaker with the bible and says, "Alexa, do you swear that the evidence that you shall give, shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"  The virtual digital assistant replies "Sorry, I'm having trouble understanding you." The judge cites Alexa for ...

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