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District Attorney in the Penn State hazing case once again shows her public relations skills

Bottom line: The savviest prosecutors know how to engage the Court of Public Opinion. Defense attorneys should not allow prosecutors to do so unchallenged. The criminal case involving Penn State frat members whose alleged hazing of 19-year-old sophomore Timothy Piazza led to his death was back in the news this week. The news coverage of… Read More District Attorney in the Penn State hazing case once again shows her public relations skills

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Penn State frat house death case will test defense attorneys’ willingness and ability to coordinate…

Bottom line: With multiple attorneys defending multiple parties whose interests are likely to diverge from each other at some point, the odds of finger-pointing among the parties are about the same as the odds of a collaborative defense. Image credit: Penn State University In early February 2017, Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore at Penn State… Read More Penn State frat house death case will test defense attorneys’ willingness and ability to coordinate…

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