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I don't see how it is even an option for him to plea bargain to no jail time, but take the felony rap. This would allow the accusers to come after his money in Civil Court. This prosecutor is really starting to piss me off. I hope things go smoothly and he gets embarassed. I'm still worried this guy has some kind of trick up his sleeve and he is setting Taylor up. Otherwise this case should have been dropped a long time ago and now that this new eveidence comes out that all three witnesses are complete criminals I don't see how the prosecution can even proceed?

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[quote=12thMan]Although I believe what you're saying is accurate, because I don't know the law I really don't for sure. I say that to say, it's this kind of insight, knowledge and commentary that makes this community, The Warpath, invaluable and head and shoulders above the rest.

To that end, this is why I'm glad there was no "split" and all of the respective members here are here to stay.

Good job, man.[/quote]

Thanks 12thMan :) I love that about Warpath too, the people are just great and are always willing to answer my questions. No question that its the quality of the people that keep me coming back all day at work. Well that and the fact that its much more interesting than my job!

I think that info should be mostly right...but I did only get a B+ in Evidence last semester, so perhaps I should punt the question to one of the A students!

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what are your opinions of the resent news tha the won't make a deal and it's going to trial he's pleading not guilty. comments

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His attorneys have analyzed his situation. If he did it they would tell him to take the plea. Plain and simple. You don't jeapordize your livelyhood and freedom to avoid a felony on your record.

This must be a slam dunk.

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more important stuff,who sponsered the poll?

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[QUOTE=dmek25]more important stuff,who sponsered the poll?[/QUOTE]

An anonymous donor sponsored it. He asked that his name not be released. I won't give away his name but it rhymes with Tammy Law Van

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I know we are a Skins fourm, but 32-0??? That's crazy

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I nominate "the war path" to serve as fill-in jury. I mean, we would definitly be un-biased right?

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hahaha. good ol' microsoft paint and 3 min.

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He will be suspended by the team and possibly the league though.

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some people here are really retarded

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Not to get too legal, but the witness' criminal convictions will likely be admissible.

A witness' criminal convictions actually get admitted most of the time. In federal court, which admittedly has slightly different rules of evidence than Florida, a witness' criminal convictions are relevant for the purpose of showing character for truthfulness. Only when the prejudice of introducing such evidence [I]substantially[/I] outweighs its probative value (of showing character for truthfulness) will the evidence of the conviction be denied admission. While courts don't want "bad person prejudice" to infect a trial, in federal court, there is a presumption that criminal convictions carry significant probative impeachment value.

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[quote=EXoffender]He will be suspended by the team and possibly the league though.[/quote]

Not if he gets off.

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[QUOTE=ST21]some people here are really retarded[/QUOTE]

I would say that's like the pot calling the kettle black...but you'd probably take that in a totally different way

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Its kind of funny how most of the people responding to this thread have ST avitars.

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[quote=warriorzpath]So if the defense can prove that the prosecution was somehow informed of the witnesses' recent arrests, then the case can and should be thrown out. Wow, that would also put the brakes on that prosecutor's political aspirations.[/quote]To be fair we do not know that the prosecutor has any political aspirations or new that the witnesses had been arrested. With the way our goverment agencies work today ( or don't work for that matter) it would not surprise me he did not know they had other charges against them. They must have something for this case to go to trial but I realy don't know what the standards are.