Dharun Ravi will go to trial in February over a 15-count indictment involving hate crime charges . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . Last month , Ravi turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . TL;DR A judge on Friday rejected the defense motion for dismissal of all counts against former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi, who was convicted last month of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy charges. The plea deal would have required 600 hours of community service , among other things .
Dharun Ravi will go to trial in February over a 15-count indictment involving hate crime charges . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . TL;DR A judge on Friday rejected the defense motion for dismissal of all counts against former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi, who was convicted last month of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy charges. The plea deal would have required 600 hours of community service , among other things .