What!! Bama players paid!!!

#30
#30
bamawriter said:
Then I guess it's no problem.
Click to expand...

Oh, i have no problem with the autographs or marijuana and other silly stuff.

I have issue with players like DJ Pettway, Jonathon Taylor....and a laundry list of things Alabama has done to cover for its players. And the fact that the SEC and NCAA turn a blindeye to that program and give their players far less punishment than players at other school for the exact same thing.
 
#31
#31
bamawriter said:
I'm trying to find that law, but Louisiana's site is horrible to search on my phone. Do you have a link?
Click to expand...

Yeah, ill find it later.

But on the other hand, the DA wouldnt control any misdemeanor charges. That would go through the municipality where it occured. DA would have no say in that.
 
#32
#32
volfannbama said:
Yeah, ill find it later.

But on the other hand, the DA wouldnt control any misdemeanor charges. That would go through the municipality where it occured. DA would have no say in that.
Click to expand...

Huh? Are you saying he didn't have the authority to decline to prosecute the misdemeanors that he declined to prosecute?
 
#33
#33
bamawriter said:
Huh? Are you saying he didn't have the authority to dismiss the misdemeanors that he dismissed?
Click to expand...

No, a misdemeanor doesnt go to the DA. He dismissed a felony charge and any misdemeanors attached. They do that to keep it in the same court.

Any weapons charge would go to the DA. But the officer could still charge with the drugs and it would go through the municipal court.
 
#35
#35
volfannbama said:
No, a misdemeanor doesnt go to the DA. He dismissed a felony charge and any misdemeanors attached. They do that to keep it in the same court.

Any weapons charge would go to the DA. But the officer could still charge with the drugs and it would go through the municipal court.
Click to expand...

Why didn't the municipal court pursue the drug charges?
 
#36
#36
volfannbama said:
Tell me this, honestly, do you think he wasnt paid off?
Click to expand...

Over the charges in question? It takes way more scepticism to believe that someone paid off a DA in West Monroe. The chances that these charges would have resulted in jail time were remote even if they'd been pursued.
 
#38
#38
bamawriter said:
Over the charges in question? It takes way more scepticism to believe that someone paid off a DA in West Monroe. The chances that these charges would have resulted in jail time were remote even if they'd been pursued.
Click to expand...

So you honestly think that dude gave that idiotic excuse because jail time was unlikely? Lol cmon man. Its okay to admit it.
 
#39
#39
volfannbama said:
I dont know. My guess would be to avoid embarrasment after the DA did what he did. His comments ensured noone would prosecute that case.
Click to expand...

Why was he even allowed to include them on his release?

I'm not familiar with LA law beyond what I can easily find, but in TN a local DA still has to dispose of misdemeanors. Or, more realistically, his office would.
 
Last edited:
#40
#40
volfannbama said:
So you honestly think that dude gave that idiotic excuse because jail time was unlikely? Lol cmon man. Its okay to admit it.
Click to expand...

Given that, were he to accept a bribe, the DA would face exponentially more prison time than the players? Yeah, I'm going to stay on this side of that assumption.
 
#41
#41
bamawriter said:
Why was he even allowed to include them on his release?

I'm not familiar with LA law beyond what I can easily find, but in TN a local DA still has to dispose of misdemeanors. Or, more realistically, his office would.
Click to expand...

Municipal court handles misdemeanor charges.

County (DA) handles felony and weapons charges
 
#43
#43
bamawriter said:
Interesting. In TN, municipal courts handle speeding tickets and dogs off leashes. I guess every state is different.
Click to expand...

In Louisiana, just like alabama, municipal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with district courts, so they can prosecute misd state laws.
 
#44
#44
volfannbama said:
In Louisiana, just like alabama, municipal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with district courts, so they can prosecute misd state laws.
Click to expand...

If it's concurrent, then it's not exclusive like you were describing earlier. Once the felony was involved, every charge became exclusive to the district court.
 
Last edited:
#45
#45
bamawriter said:
If it's concurrent, then it's not exclusive like you were describing earlier. Once the felony was involved, every charge became exclusive to the district court.
Click to expand...

Yes, but if the DA chooses not to take the case, the officer can go to municipal court and sign a complaint and have the misd charge prosecuted in municipal court.
 
#48
#48
volfannbama said:
Municipal judge, no jury.
Click to expand...

Something makes no sense to me:

The DA declined to prosecute, but the facts of the crime place it within the jurisdiction of the district court. The DA had until the statute of limitations to take it up. I assume that has passed for the misdemeanors, but perhaps it hasn't for the felony. The lower court can't prosecute the misdemeanors while the felony is still an option, as they are linked.
 
Last edited:
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top