Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Dharun Ravi Appeals Hate Crime Conviction


Really?

Dharun wants to appeal his convictions and pretty much everything else involving the case.

Ravi’s attorney, Steven Altman, filed a notice with the appellate court, outlining his intention of appealing the convictions for bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, hindering his own apprehension and tampering with evidence for training a webcam on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, in September 2010.
The notice lists the proposed issues to be raised on appeal, including that the bias intimidation statute is unconstitutional as applied to Ravi and that several decisions by Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman, who presided over the trial earlier this year, "prejudiced the defendant’s ability to get a fair trial."
The notice begins the process of the appeal which could take upwards of two years before a three-judge panel obtains the necessary briefs detailing the arguments by both sides. 
I hope the appeal fails.

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3 comments:

Bob said...

Well, since he isn't sorry for his part in Clementi's death--as we heard in his non-apology-apology--I'm not surprised.
I hope it fails, too.

Anonymous said...

I feel this guy is a scapegoat. The guy that killed himself must hated him self,why thy why the PRIDE in gay?

Ron said...

This douche bag still thinks he didn't do anything wrong.

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