Law student left NYU, cause unknown
By Emily Babay
Joseph Cho, the second-year Law student who allegedly tried to kill his downstairs neighbors, had enrolled at the New York University School of Law for several weeks in 2000 but left for reasons that the school would not disclose.
Penn Law officials knew about the previous enrollment prior to Cho’s acceptance at Penn, but they remain unaware of his cause for leave, Penn Law School Dean for Student Affairs Gary Clinton said yesterday.
NYU officials would not confirm exactly how many weeks Cho had attended their school but said that he did not finish the semester.
Cho has been declared incompetent to stand trial after he was arrested and charged with attempted murder and other related offenses.
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