Around the Horn called for Hardy's suspension

[LinvilleGorge]

You mean past the trial he's getting next year? He could file for appeal and draw out the hearing, but at that point it'd be in his best interest to just go to jail for 60-90 days.

this is so fuging stupid

Welcome to NC's criminal justice system.

[Frizzy350]

He's an immature falcons fan and  attention *****, nothing more. He is no where to be found during the offseason. Everything he posts is for more attention, clearly by 'choosing his battles', whatever gets him more attention. If you think that's entertaining that says a lot about you.

 

Fiz probably got a life and can't spend his time around here all the time.  Back in 00's hes was all over this place.

 

Cry more about his personality, I generally don't get along with him either, but he's been more important to this board than you or me.  As outlandish as he is, he's still been right more often than he has been wrong.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

as much as i like to give fiz poo, i enjoy reading anything he posts over 90% of the poo that gets posted these days

 

fiz threads are always fun 

[Porn Shop Clerk]

only if the person has the means to appeal

 

furthermore what's the point in specially signifying domestic violence (misdemeanor 1a in nc) if they can just appeal for a new trial? they have de novo in georgia but it's for insignificant poo like small claims. 

 

and if the jury trial doesn't go the way he wants he can still appeal that!

 

some people watch too much fuging matlock and murder she wrote reruns

 

this isn't andy griffith or perry mason

[Kevin Greene]

[davos]

It seems a few people in this thread got through 1L and just stopped there.  

[SgtJoo]

The legal intricacies in this case are really interesting.

 

I had no idea how fuged our law is.

[Growl]

And I thought the gameday menu threads were boring.

[melvin2345]

And if we suspend him and it turns out Hardy was innocent...?

Then, sadly, he will have fallen victim to the NFL/Panthers trying to cover their backsides by making him a convenient scapegoat so they can point and proclaim, "See, we are tough on domestic violence."

I suspect in such a scenario, there would be no apology either, simply a statement wishing him the best in the future.

[Happy Panther]

Mike Golic keeps harping on this

[Happy Panther]

"Jerry Richardson can tear up all he wants." "I am shocked Hardy is playing...HE WAS FOUND GUILTY!"

[2jakefansinva]

"Jerry Richardson can tear up all he wants." "I am shocked Hardy is playing...HE WAS FOUND GUILTY!"

 

have you ever heard the saying "a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich" ???

 

it applies here...........de novo means he gets a do-over. Like the first trial never happened.

 

ofcourse this is in the eyes of the law............not the public.

[MadHatter]

This is why NC's legal system is so fuged up. The bench judge trial is essentially a grand jury. Unless you're just horrendously false accused, you're gonna be found guilty because it's not so much a guilt/innocence thing, it's essentially a trial to figure out if the case is worthy of being presented to a jury.

 

The legal system may be broken in some ways.  However, this situation is not one of them.

 

They have these bench trials to save money and time for misdemeaner charges.....it is much more expensive and time consuming to have a jury trial.

 

So many of these charges are bullshit and the bench trial is set to week them out.  Those that are found guilty (as you said it is really more of a grand jury kind of thing) are always appealed and then a jury trial is set.

 

It makes the system work smoother and cheaper.

[ed bell]

I'm not so sure guilty verdicts are all appealed, some probably accept the sentence and move on.