Taylor Officially Charged

[Redskinsfaninnola]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...062400535.html

[Red Robert]

The real question is how much of a distraction will this be to the Redskins. Court date the day after the season opener as well.

[Gmanc711]

Outstanding! So much for the charges being dropped. So does this mean he is going to be done for the year?

[MTK]

I feel our forum lawyers gearing up for another legal debate! LOL

[offiss]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I feel our forum lawyers gearing up for another legal debate! LOL

I feel that unless theres an unbiased witness possibly from Taylors side, or an unbiased innocent citizen to eyewitness that Taylor pointed a gun at someone he will be ok, the fact that he was shot at after he left whether it can be proven that it was the same individuals or not is a big plus for Taylor, and can go a long way to discrediting the witnesses, [which I am assuming are the individuals involved in this incident as well] which is at this point the only thing that may be able to save him from jail time, and it sounds like his lawyer is already attacking that angle, and it doesn't sound like a tough sell, I would be very surprised if these individuals have no previous confrontations with the law before this incident. But if someone creditable enough steps up and ID's Taylor as having pointed a gun he's got a real problem, under the circumstance you have to wonder how much someone really wants to get involved in the middle of a situation like that, they could be looking for a little incentive to clam up monitarily, sounds to me like finding a creditable witness in this particular neighborhood will be a tough find, not impossible but tough.


Matty, I don't claim to be a lawyer, but I did stay at a holiday inn select last night.

[Redskinsfaninnola]

something else, will he show up for training camp and forget about the new contract deal for now..

[TheMalcolmConnection]

:vomit-smiI was hoping we could just let this one slide...

...:vomit-smi and this one is for the bachelor party I went to last night.

[MTK]

Sounds like he's ok for this season

Taylor is still expected to be present for the first day of training camp, July 31, at Redskins Park. Because of continuances -- adjournments of a court case to a future dates for various reasons -- Taylor's trial is likely to be postponed until after the 2005 NFL season, which ends in January.

[firstdown]

It sounds like he's good for this season but he could be gone for three years. My question is if he does have to serve the three years or more how will his salery effect our salery cap. I would think we have a clause in his contract for these matters. Can anyone shed light on the matter? What a wast!

[MTK]

For a first offense I think he'll be able to avoid doing time... but then again I know nothing about the legal system!

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

For a first offense I think he'll be able to avoid doing time... but then again I know nothing about the legal system!

According to espn.com the charge carries a 3 year minimum sentence, so we'll see what happens.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

According to espn.com the charge carries a 3 year minimum sentence, so we'll see what happens.

That's correct. If convicted of the aggrevated assault charge, there is nothing he can do to avoid the mandatory 3 years. About the only thing this being his first time offense will do is keep it at 3 years instead of more than 3 years.

Fortunately the 2005 season should be unaffected. If they can postpone the trial that long, and if the defense can start to find weaknesses in the prosecution's case, there is a decent shot the prosecutor will take a plea to a lesser offense. They will certainly have a long enough time to bargain over a plea agreement.

As for MC's second ":vomit-smi".......what the heck were you thinking having a bachelor party on a Thursday night?

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by PSUSkinsFan21

That's correct. If convicted of the aggrevated assault charge, there is nothing he can do to avoid the mandatory 3 years. About the only thing this being his first time offense will do is keep it at 3 years instead of more than 3 years.

Fortunately the 2005 season should be unaffected. If they can postpone the trial that long, and if the defense can start to find weaknesses in the prosecution's case, there is a decent shot the prosecutor will take a plea to a lesser offense. They will certainly have a long enough time to bargain over a plea agreement.

As for MC's second ":vomit-smi".......what the heck were you thinking having a bachelor party on a Thursday night?

I DIDN'T have it. I got a call about 2 AM on Wed/Thurs morning and a drunken voice was like, "Yo man, I'm back in town and getting married." It was a friend who went into the army and I hadn't heard from in about 2 years. So he decided to have his party last night because pretty much all the people he hangs out with are wastes of life that either don't have jobs or don't care if they make it.

So we proceeded to frequent Roanoke and get ALL kinds of trashed.

And now here I sit at work on two hours of sleep.:vomit-smi

[djnemo65]

rich people celebrity lawyers almost always beat local D/A's. that being said, i think a plea-bargain for a lesser charge and probation is much more likely than this thing actually going to trial. we'll see though, i'm just an arm-chair lawyer like the rest of you guys.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I DIDN'T have it. I got a call about 2 AM on Wed/Thurs morning and a drunken voice was like, "Yo man, I'm back in town and getting married." It was a friend who went into the army and I hadn't heard from in about 2 years. So he decided to have his party last night because pretty much all the people he hangs out with are wastes of life that either don't have jobs or don't care if they make it.

So we proceeded to frequent Roanoke and get ALL kinds of trashed.

And now here I sit at work on two hours of sleep.:vomit-smi

Rough night. Hope it was worth it.