Wait. An hour ago you were calling it murder. What changed?
WS Journal reporting that he was charged with 'misdemeanor third-degree assault'.
Happened in NY. Dead guy is from Florida.
That’s before guy died
Looks like dude dodged a bullet
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A1945 &Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Not necessarily. There’s a good chance of an acquittal if he takes it to trial. Hard to fire him if a jury agrees with a justification defense.
Maybe. The one article said the ME would be looking at whether the punch caused the death. There’s another layer here - if the concrete caused the death, now you have a causation issue because the victim was drunk.
Whatever the legal outcome, I suspect he will need to find a new job at a carwash or something.
Maybe. The one article said the ME would be looking at whether the punch caused the death. There’s another layer here - if the concrete caused the death, now you have a causation issue because the victim was drunk.
He showed terrible judgment and is a representative of our university. I don't care if he ends up being acquitted, he should be out the door immediately.
Any decent lawyer should know better than speculating about any case without full knowledge of the facts. I’ll wait to see if we have any posters with experience in NY criminal courts. Meanwhile, all you NC lawyers can keep giving your worthless opinions.