Dharun Ravi was convicted on 15 counts including charges of invasion of privacy and bias crimes Watch video
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A motion was filed on Friday asking an appellate court to reconsider its recent decision to overturn the conviction of former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi in the Tyler Clementi webcam case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced in a statement.
The motion for reconsideration was filed in response to the decision by the Appellate Division of Superior Court last week that agreed with Ravi's attorneys who argued that Ravi should not have been charged with bias crimes and that his convictions should be reversed.
The court overturned Ravi's conviction on 15 counts, including charges of invasion of privacy, bias crimes, hindering his apprehension and witness tampering, the statement said.
After determining that Ravi could not have received a fair trial due to bias evidence presented, the court also ordered there to be a new trial.
The motion, according to the statement, also asked the court to "correct factual errors it made in reaching its decision" on Sept. 9.
Ravi and Clementi, of Ridgewood, were dorm mates at Rutgers University freshman year. In September 2010, Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge several days after an incident in which Ravi secretly set up a remote webcam to spy on Clementi while he had an intimate encounter with another man.
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