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 Dwain Kyles and Calvin Hollins were found guilty in 2009 of
violating a judge's order before the tragedy that they close the
club's second floor. They received two-year prison sentences.
The ruling, posted Friday, says the violation of the order to close
the second floor wasn't the "legal proximate cause" of the tragedy.
It says the most immediate cause was the use of pepper spray that
triggered a stampede.
Since their violation didn't cause the tragedy, the appellate panel
says the lower court shouldn't have factored in the deaths as an
aggravating factor in calculating an appropriate punishment. [Associated
Press]
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