Robinson Doing Some Time

[MJZiggy]

They can't. He could serve until his NFL suspension is up and it wouldn't make any difference. They can't talk to him until the league says so.

[Creepy]

The article I saw said that he could serve his 90 days in WI, and have it run concurrently with the 90 days he got for the Washington convction. This means he will have completed his jail time long before the season starts.

I do need clarifiaction. I remember players being allowed to attend off-season workouts, trainig camps and play in exhibition games until the regular season starts, then the suspension is imposed at the start of the regualr season. At that time the player no longer is allowed to practice or be with the team.

Since Robinson was given the 1 year suspension, would he still be allowed to be in training camp & exhibition and his suspension start up again when the regular season began. I this is correct then GB can get a handle on whether he is worth keeping. How long does he have to serve before he can request to come back into the league. If less than half a season then it would be good for GB to keep him. It would help with the KR problem and give us a possible good #3 or #4 receiver to boot.

[MJZiggy]

From what I understand, he is not allowed any contact with the team whatsoever until the NFL ok's his return. He isn't listed on the team roster either.

[Patler]

The article I saw said that he could serve his 90 days in WI, and have it run concurrently with the 90 days he got for the Washington convction. This means he will have completed his jail time long before the season starts.

I do need clarifiaction. I remember players being allowed to attend off-season workouts, trainig camps and play in exhibition games until the regular season starts, then the suspension is imposed at the start of the regualr season. At that time the player no longer is allowed to practice or be with the team.

Since Robinson was given the 1 year suspension, would he still be allowed to be in training camp & exhibition and his suspension start up again when the regular season began. I this is correct then GB can get a handle on whether he is worth keeping. How long does he have to serve before he can request to come back into the league. If less than half a season then it would be good for GB to keep him. It would help with the KR problem and give us a possible good #3 or #4 receiver to boot.

What you are confusing it with are the players who have received suspensions for a fixed number of games. If handed down during the off-season, they can attend all off season activities, training camp and pre-season games. The suspension starts at the final roster cutdown and extends for the first games of the season. That is what happened with Torrance Marshall a few years back. During the 4 weeks of his suspension, he was allowed no contact with the team.

An interesting situation occured last year. The 4 game suspension for one player spanned their bye week. The ruling was he could have no team contact until the end of the 4th game, so he actually missed 5 weeks with the team.

For whatever the period of the suspension is, from when it starts to when it ends they can have no contact with the team. For Robinson, it is one year.

[KYPack]

Re: Judge

Depends on the type of sentence:

concurrent sentence n. when a criminal defendant is convicted of two or more crimes, a judge sentences him/her to a certain period of time for each crime. Then out of compassion, leniency, plea bargaining, or the fact that the several crimes are interrelated, the judge will rule that the sentences may all be served at the same time, with the longest period controlling.

I did'nt think a judge in 1 state could alter a sentence imposed on a judge from another state. Oh well, either way ANY time in jail is gonna suck. On the other hand, he can use the time to work out if the jail he goes to has a weight room.

I assume he's going to the Nicollet County Jail. Most of those county lock-up have no workout facilities. When Jamal Lewis did Federal time, he wasn't ALLOWED to work out.

They are trying to lock these goofs up, not provide a place for them to get buffed out.

[red]

i don't get this

he gets sentenced twice, but only has to serve one term in jail?

what the hell is that?

"good news, we know you broke the law 7 times in the last year, but you only have to be punished once"

[LaFours]

i don't get this

he gets sentenced twice, but only has to serve one term in jail?

what the hell is that?

"good news, we know you broke the law 7 times in the last year, but you only have to be punished once"

That's what good lawyers do, they make some sort of deal where their client only gets pinned with one of the numerous charges they committted, and their sentences reflect thsi effort. In Koren's case, his lawyers worked this out so he can serve the sentences he recieved silmultaneously.

Does anybody know the terms of his jail time, will his sentence get reduced for good behavior (i.e. for every two days of good behavior, his sentence is reduced by one day or something to this effect)?