No felony charges for Randle in DV investigation

[Longboysfan]

Cut him!!!!

Without due process????
Could we wait till after the Draft or some time into Training camp.

 

[Longboysfan]

But what does Mara think?

He does not wear Victoria Secret anymore.

 

[Longboysfan]

Dude's probably stealing Mara's drawers right now just to rub it in their faces.

Why would you want old drawers that are all pee and poop stained???

 

[cheftjpeck]

No charges = automatic 2 game suspension min

No charges as a member of the Dallas Cowboys = 8 game min but most likely 1 year

 

[WoodysGirl]

Quote from fwst article

“The case may be referred by the Wichita Police Department to the City Prosecutor’s office for potential misdemeanor charges.”

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports...orner-blog/article19874463.html#storylink=cpy

 

[JoeKing]

I may have been one of Randle's harshest critics immediately after this alleged DV incident. I was wrong.

My question now, in light of Hardy being suspended 10 games despite all charges being dropped, is... is there still possible disciplinary action coming Randle's way? Goodell has made it clear that being exonerated in the eyes of the law is not good enough to escape punishment from the league. Is he now going to order his own investigation to justify another suspension?

 

[BrassCowboy]

Suspended 12 games anyway lol

beat me to it.... lol

 

[DallasEast]

Quote from fwst article

Okay. Now I am getting suspicious. The article does not specify whether the DA will seek criminal or civil action against Randle. If I understand correctly, the burden of proof is the same regardless if the charges are felony or misdemeanor in a criminal case--namely, beyond a reasonable doubt. Only preponderance of evidence is necessary to "prove" a civil case I believe. If that is correct, I wonder why the DA would re-file for criminal misdemeanor charges if that is the case? The same rules would apply as they did for them seeking felony criminal charges, wouldn't they?

 

[speedkilz88]

Okay. Now I am getting suspicious. The article does not specify whether the DA will seek criminal or civil action against Randle. If I understand correctly, the burden of proof is the same regardless if the charges are felony or misdemeanor in a criminal case--namely, beyond a reasonable doubt. Only preponderance of evidence is necessary to "prove" a civil case I believe. If that is correct, I wonder why the DA would re-file for criminal misdemeanor charges if that is the case? The same rules would apply as they did for them seeking felony criminal charges, wouldn't they?

That seemed to be speculation on the authors part. He didn't quote anyone.

 

[DallasEast]

That seemed to be speculation on the authors part. He didn't quote anyone.

It does not read that way in my opinion. The sentence WG posted is framed within quotation marks immediately following the paragraph which begins:

In a news release, the district attorney’s office stated:

I want to review how that news release is worded for myself.

 

[WoodysGirl]

That seemed to be speculation on the authors part. He didn't quote anyone.

That's a direct quote

In a news release, the district attorney’s office stated: “The sufficiency of proof required in a criminal case is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. We find the nature of the available evidence in this instance is insufficient to meet that burden as to felony charges.

“The case may be referred by the Wichita Police Department to the City Prosecutor’s office for potential misdemeanor charges.”


Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports...orner-blog/article19874463.html#storylink=cpy

from DMN

“After reviewing the extensive investigation conducted by the Wichita Police Department, including witness interviews and analyzing available evidence, we concluded there is a lack of evidence sufficient to support felony charges against Mr. Randle,” Sedgwick County district attorney Marc Bennett said Wednesday morning in a statement. “The sufficiency of proof required in a criminal case is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. We find the nature of the available evidence in this instance is insufficient to meet that burden as to felony charges.”

The case may be referred by the Wichita Police Department to the city prosecutor’s office for potential misdemeanor charges against Randle, according to the statement.

http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***...rges-in-domestic-violence-investigation.html/

 

[sureletsrace]

Assistant: Mr. Goode- err, I mean, Lord Goodell, there wasn't enough evidence against Joseph Randle, so there are no charges against him.

Goodell: Who the hell is that?

Assistant: He's currently the #1 RB on the Cowboys roster.

Goodell: Oh. Okay.... Suspend him for a year.

**Goodell calls Mara**

Goodell: I've got GOOD NEWS for you BUDDY!!

*both cackle maniacally*

 

[DallasEast]

Funny. The Sedgwick County District Attorney's office has not posted its Joseph Randle news release on its webpage yet:

http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/da/criminal_media.asp

Typical.

 

[Sydla]

Dallas will not be drafting a RB. Watch

Followed by Mara having Goodell suspend Randle for 10 games Monday morning after the draft.

 

[StylisticS]

If Dallas wouldnt pick Gurley or Gordon why pick one? None of the remaining are better than Randle. Dont sleep on McFadden. The guy is a talent that played for a really bad team.

Not sleeping on him. Not expecting much of greatness out of him either.

 

[dogberry]

If a prosecutor offers to drop a felony charge but wants acceptance of a misdemeanor conviction, doesn't a person have to take the deal even if innocent?

 

[cowboyvic]

So no charges for weed, no charges for DV and he was never even put in cuffs? Why was everyone assuming he was going to get cut?

Because that's the lynch Mob in todays NFL world. the hell with if you did it. the lynch mob wants you gone.

 

[DallasEast]

If a prosecutor offers to drop a felony charge but wants acceptance of a misdemeanor conviction, doesn't a person have to take the deal even if innocent?

The felony charges aren't under consideration any more. I think the entire investigation can be deemed reset to the beginning as if the original investigation never existed--except this time they already have all the supposed evidence to justify assigning new charges without putting in the work. In such circumstances, the accused would be approached legally like nothing ever happened in the first place in my opinion.

 

[cowboyblue22]

so how long will he be suspended for real. 2games or 6 games

 

[Hoofbite]

Slightly amusing to see that a large portion of the board has all of a sudden become concerned with how the NFL handles suspensions.