Judge: No deal in limiting sentence of FAMU hazing defendant Jessie Baskin

Jessie Baskin is facing 21 years
prison sentence, if convicted of
all charges in Champion death.
 

ORLANDO, Florida  --  The Orange County judge presiding over the FAMU hazing cases was unwilling Tuesday to cap at three years a possible prison sentence for an ex-band member charged with felony hazing and manslaughter in the death of Marching 100 drum major Robert Champion.

Circuit Judge Marc Lubet said he wanted to hear from Champion's parents, Pamela and Robert Champion, before weighing a request to limit punishment facing Jessie Baskin, 22, of Miami, whom prosecutors have categorized as a "beater" in the fatal hazing that occurred Nov. 19, 2011, in Orlando.

Baskin, who has pleaded not guilty, could be sentenced to 21 years in prison if convicted of all charges and sentenced to the maximum for each offense.

Baskin, identified by Champion's fellow drum majors as ...

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