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11 participants, that's one of them with hazing. in convicted the maximum anyone could face would be six years in prison. again, the question is why not murder or manslaughter charges? one answer says state prosecutors is that it would be tough getting convictions with the evidence that they have. >> the testimony obtained to date does not support a charge of murder in that it does not contain the elements of murder. we can prove participation in hazing and a death. we do not have a blow or a shot or a knife thrust that killed mr. champion. it is an aggregation of things which exactl...

"ac 360" starts now. piers, thank you. good evening, it's 10:00 here on the east coast. we begin tonight, keeping them we begin tonight keeping them honest with the question that seems to have no simple answer. how can someone be fatally beaten, kicked and suffocated, allegedly by more than a dozen people, and yet none of those people, not one, face murder or manslaughter charges. that's one key question in the killing of florida a&m band member robert champion. he died from a brutal hazing, and he died from crossing bus c, where the victim is made to walk down the aisle of the ban...

today florida prosecutors charged 11 alleged participants with what's called felony hazing. they charged two others with misdemeanors. if convicted, the maximum anyone could face for beating someone to death would be six years in prison. again, the question is why not murder or manslaughter charges? one answer, say prosecutors, is that it would be tough getting convictions with the evidence that they have. >> the testimony obtained to date does not support a charge of murder in that it does not contain the elements of murder. we can prove participation in hazing and a death. we do no...

How successful were they today? >> well, they didn't lose ground today. but you this was i think in many ways a win/win. a win for each side. andrew young backed up not just by his word which has a lot of credibility issues, but by documents, checks, bank account statements. was able to put john edwards in the middle of the plot to keep the affair private. and in many ways today was an audio version of the politician. but andrew young helped john edwards in three key ways. one, he made clear that bunny mellon wanted nothing in return. two, he made clear that bunny melon was told these expenses...

Today. but you this was i think in many ways a win shsh w/win. andrew young backed up not just by his word which has a lot of credibility issue, but by documents, checks, bank account statements, was able to put john edwards in the middle of the plot to keep the affair private. and in many ways today was an audio version of the politician. but andrew young helped john edwards in three key ways. one, he made clear that bunny mellon wanted nothing in return. two, he made sure mellon was told that these expenses were for personal matters, not political. and, three, andrew young said john edwards ...