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Technically, he wasn't an NFL employee when the crime was committed.
For the lawyers here:
Can his atty bargain for little to no jail time?
Now it appears that Dennard will be out of action for quite some time. In addition to the potential prison for a lengthy prison sentence, Dennard will almost certainly be suspended by the NFL.
For the lawyers here:
Can his atty bargain for little to no jail time?
For the lawyers here:
Can his atty bargain for little to no jail time?
I'm not really sure why the NFL would suspend him, in addition to whatever sentence the court hands down......
faces up to 6 years???
Wow, that is amazing. Hopefully he'll get some leniency as it was exactly a purposeful beatdown he gave the cop. And it was kind of a raucous situation, may not have known what was going on.
Hopefully not more than 6 months or so in jail.
For the lawyers here:
Can his atty bargain for little to no jail time?
So did the jury trust the cop despite lack of any other evidence, or did they decide that accidentally jabbing the cop with an elbow is still assault?
He can try, but the time to bargain for no jail time is before the trial when each side doesn't know what the outcome will be. Now the prosecutor has all the chips and will feel pressure not to let the guy off easy after a jury was forced to sit through the trial, listen to the evidence, and render its verdict. Also, at this point no matter what the lawyers work out, it is only a recommendation to the Court and the judge can impose the sentence he/she believes is fair.
Denard or his lawyers really screwed up, or the prosecutor is a hard ass who didn't offer anything prior to trial, making them take their chances with the jury. Most of the time some kind of offer is made, particularly if you have conflicting reports from witnesses.
For the lawyers here:
Can his atty bargain for little to no jail time?
Dennard himself admitted to resisting arrest and the elbow jab is in fact a battery. The jury did not buy the "it was an accident" defense.
Makes a lot of sense. Just curious, do you work in the legal field?