COLUMBIA — An attorney for one of the MU students arrested in connection with the Feb. 26 cotton ball incident at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center doubts that prosecutors can make a convincing case that this was a hate crime.
Hate crime might be hard to prove for cotton ball prosecutors
Prosecutor has yet to read police report or file charge
Friday, March 5, 2010 | 6:53 p.m. CST;
updated 8:19 p.m. CST, Saturday, March 6, 2010
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