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Plaxico pleads guilty
Posted by Mike Florio on August 20, 2009 10:03 AM ET
Wow.
As it turns out, there is one circumstance during which a defendant pleads guilty at his arraignment.
It happen when a plea bargain already has been worked out.
Per Arthur Staple of Newsday (via Twitter), receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty this morning to felony weapons charges, and he'll serve a two-year prison term.
News of the deal came at 9:30 a.m. ET (just as the hearing was scheduled to begin) from John Eligon of the New York Times.
The most surprising aspect of the deal, in our view, is that Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau left on the table the two-year deal that Burress previously had spurned, even after Burress essentially confessed to the crime in a Hail Mary effort before the grand jury.
Some prosecutors would have yanked the deal, adding another six or eight months, or maybe a year, to any future offers.
Then again, maybe that's what Morgenthau did -- and maybe that's what got Burress to make the first prudent decision he has made in years.
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Plaxico will be back in court today
Posted by Mike Florio on August 20, 2009 9:21 AM ET
While we were on hold for a radio spot last night on XTRA Sports 1360 in San Diego, we heard a clip from The Dan Patrick Show during which Dan asked Jay Glazer whether anyone is pursuing Plaxico Burress, and Glazer said, "Yeah, the D.A."
The pursuit continues this morning.
Per the Associated Press, Burress will be arraigned today on felony weapons charges. He was indicted earlier this month for criminal possession of a loaded firearm and reckless endangerment.
An arraignment is a simple process, unless the defendant is represented by Vincent LaGuardia Gambini. The defendant pleads "guilty" or "not guilty." Inevitably, and no matter how guilty the defendant might be, the plea is "not guilty." (Unless, as we've since learned, there's a plea bargain.)
The bigger questions are whether he'll face a trial during the 2009 football season, and whether he'll be suspended by the NFL for the entire 2009 football season.
If convicted, Burress faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 3.5 years.
Posted by Mike Florio on August 20, 2009 10:03 AM ET
Wow.
As it turns out, there is one circumstance during which a defendant pleads guilty at his arraignment.
It happen when a plea bargain already has been worked out.
Per Arthur Staple of Newsday (via Twitter), receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty this morning to felony weapons charges, and he'll serve a two-year prison term.
News of the deal came at 9:30 a.m. ET (just as the hearing was scheduled to begin) from John Eligon of the New York Times.
The most surprising aspect of the deal, in our view, is that Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau left on the table the two-year deal that Burress previously had spurned, even after Burress essentially confessed to the crime in a Hail Mary effort before the grand jury.
Some prosecutors would have yanked the deal, adding another six or eight months, or maybe a year, to any future offers.
Then again, maybe that's what Morgenthau did -- and maybe that's what got Burress to make the first prudent decision he has made in years.
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Plaxico will be back in court today
Posted by Mike Florio on August 20, 2009 9:21 AM ET
While we were on hold for a radio spot last night on XTRA Sports 1360 in San Diego, we heard a clip from The Dan Patrick Show during which Dan asked Jay Glazer whether anyone is pursuing Plaxico Burress, and Glazer said, "Yeah, the D.A."
The pursuit continues this morning.
Per the Associated Press, Burress will be arraigned today on felony weapons charges. He was indicted earlier this month for criminal possession of a loaded firearm and reckless endangerment.
An arraignment is a simple process, unless the defendant is represented by Vincent LaGuardia Gambini. The defendant pleads "guilty" or "not guilty." Inevitably, and no matter how guilty the defendant might be, the plea is "not guilty." (Unless, as we've since learned, there's a plea bargain.)
The bigger questions are whether he'll face a trial during the 2009 football season, and whether he'll be suspended by the NFL for the entire 2009 football season.
If convicted, Burress faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 3.5 years.
