State v. Brown

Ford, Presiding Judge.

This appeal comes from the Portage County Municipal Court, Ravenna Branch, where appellant, Sherdene A. Brown, was found guilty on one count of complicity to hazing, and one count of complicity to assault. Appellant timely appeals her conviction. The underlying facts, although lengthy, will be stated in abbreviated form at this juncture.

From February 4, 1991 through April 8, 1991, the Epsilon Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (“AKA”) at Kent State University (“KSU”) conducted an underground pledge “line,” which is the traditional, but now unpermitted,…