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Philadelphia Court To Hear Appeal On Dismissed Charges Of Amtrak Engineer

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Philadelphia Court To Hear Appeal On Dismissed Charges Of Amtrak Engineer
Posted by aegrotatio on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:02 PM

Charges were dismissed in September but an appeal by the state AG will be heard on Wednesday 12/20 (tomorrow).

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/12/19/amtrak-derailment-appeal/

Before the statute of limitations was up, the district attorney’s office decided not to file charges, because they said there wasn’t enough evidence, but attorneys for the victims went to another judge, who ordered the DA’s office file charges.

But the DA stepped aside and bounced the case up the state, who then charged Bostian with 246 counts of reckless endangerment and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter.

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