. . CRIME AND CRIMINALS: MURDER HOMICIDE : EDUCATION: COLLEGE: STUDENTS : SPORTS: COLLEGE : CRIME AND CRIMINALS: BULLYING : ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE : MUSIC: BAND MUSIC AND BANDS : LAW: CASES: Experts: Hazing Case Could Be Tough . . Experts: Hazing Case Could Be Tough Posted: March 17, 2012 - 12:11am By DENISE-MARIE BALONA The Orlando Sentinelhttp://staugustine.com/denise-marie-balona/ 2012-03-17/experts-hazing-case-could-be-tough
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/7honlac . .ORLANDO The investigation into the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion is reaching a crucial point as detectives prepare to send Orange County prosecutors their official findings after interviewing more than 50 witnesses.
. snip .No one from State Attorney Lawson Lamars office would discuss details, but legal experts and former prosecutors said the case will be a nightmare to sort out because of all of the potential suspects perhaps 20 or more who either took part or might have encouraged the brutal beating Champion suffered.
.Champion died Nov. 19 after being hazed on a parked charter bus loaded with members of FAMUs Marching 100 band, which had performed earlier that day at the Florida Classic football game in Orlando. According to a lawsuit filed by Champions family, band members punched, kicked and suffocated the 26-year-old student.
. An autopsy concluded his death was the result of a homicide. .Now, Lamars office faces some important decisions. Should everyone who participated in the hazing ritual be held accountable? If not, how many people should be charged? What charges should be pursued? Should a grand jury be convened?
.Its a process that could take months and will unfold under a national spotlight as well as the gaze of Gov. Rick Scott, who directed FDLE last fall to help the sheriffs office investigate Floridas first hazing-related death since the state passed its stringent anti-hazing law in 2005.
.The lead prosecutor will be seasoned homicide attorney Ken Lewis, who has worked on several high-profile murder trials, including that of millionaire developer James Robert Bob Ward, found guilty in September of shooting his wife in the face in their Isleworth mansion.
. Veteran prosecutors such as Jerry Blair do not envy Lewis. .The Champion case will be especially tough, said Blair, who prosecuted serial killer Ted Bundy. The state, he said, will need to prove who did what aboard the bus that night using witnesses who are part of a tight-knit group and many of whom probably participated in the hazing themselves.
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