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Dharun Ravi, who recently served 20 days in prison for bias intimidation in the Rutgers webcam trial, is appealing his conviction in a move that will help clarify New Jersey’s hate crime laws. Ravi acquitted on intent to intimidate, but convicted on Clementi’s perception of intent Laws in New Jersey against intimidating a protected class while committing another crime Hate crime laws vary by state   Appeals all Around Ravi found himself the subject of infamy after he viewed on …

Dharun Ravi was sentenced to to 30 days in jail today for bias intimidation against Tyler Clementi, his former roommate at Rutgers University. He will start his month-long term on May 31. Ravi had been on trial for watching a video feed of Clementi and a male guest kissing in their dorm room. Ravi advertised the feed to his friends but did not broadcast or record the encounter. Several days later, Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge after he …

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was convicted today of bias intimidation and other charges for spying on his freshman roommate, according to a verdict returned by a New Jersey jury just before noon. The most serious and high-profile charges were the ones related to bias. Of those, he was guilty on various counts of invading privacy with intent to intimidate based on sexual orientation, though he was acquitted of certain charges. He was also found guilty of eight other invasion of …

Following yesterday’s closing arguments by the defense and prosecution in the Rutgers webcam trial, the jury in the case will be charged this morning and begin their deliberations. At stake is whether former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi committed bias intimidation crimes by spying on his roommate, Tyler Clementi; a conviction could land Ravi a 10-year prison sentence. Clementi committed suicide a few days after he learned of the spying. Yesterday both the defense and prosecution made their summations to the …

Now, it’s up to the jury to decide: Does Dharun Ravi deserve 10 years in prison for spying on his roommate with a webcam? Eighteen-year-old Tyler Clementi committed suicide two years ago shortly after he discovered that Ravi, his freshman roommate at Rutgers University, was advertising over the internet a webcam feed he captured of Clementi and other man during a private moment in their dorm room. Following ten days of prosecution witnesses, the defense rested their case yesterday after only a …