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Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death of Timothy Piazza

 Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death of Timothy Piazza
College Crimes

A judge has thrown out involuntary manslaughter and some of the other most serious remaining charges against 11 of the former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge’s hazing-related death last year. It’s the second major blow to the prosecution’s case. District Judge Allen Sinclair on Wednesday threw out nearly 300 new or refiled …

Charges refiled against 11 frat brothers in Penn State fraternity hazing death
College Crimes
October 28, 2017

Charges refiled against 11 frat brothers in Penn State fraternity hazing death

A district attorney’s office in Pennsylvania said it will reinstate most of the charges against 11 members at a now-nonoperational Penn State Fraternity, which were dismissed for incidents in connection with a sophomore pledge’s death earlier this year, according to Fox News. The incident comes after Tim Piazza, 19, fell down a set of stairs, …