taylors lawyer refuses plea bargain

im going to start a new thread on sean taylor to get serious ideas and perspectives if hes really going to be back next year or not. ..............i just heard on fox 5 news that the plea bargain was denied by taylors lawyers......it was said that he was supposed to admit to a felony and taylors lawyers refused.

im going to start a new thread on sean taylor to get serious ideas and perspectives if hes really going to be back next year or not. ..............i just heard on fox 5 news that the plea bargain was denied by taylors lawyers......it was said that he was supposed to admit to a felony and taylors lawyers refused.

I think his team is stupid for not taking it, letting ego get in the way. With that said, I'm now 99.9% sure he will be back next year.

I think his team is stupid for not taking it, letting ego get in the way. With that said, I'm now 99.9% sure he will be back next year.

I don't think that you spend that type of money on that legal team and they allow you to let ego drive your decisions.

What I have read about the case and who are the men that he did this to. I have to say that he may not do time. These man have a long history of this kind of crime and I am starting to believe Taylor was protecting himself. But that is just what I believe and what I read so far in the case.

I don't think that you spend that type of money on that legal team and they allow you to let ego drive your decisions.
I meant the lawyer's ego's, not ST's. They want to win the case. As far as ST's football career goes, he had the sure thing, and he turned it down, presumably because they believe they are going to win.

GTripp, but if ST (and his crew of lawyers) took the plea, they would be admitting to a felony. A felony is BAD news!!! Here's the definition from West's Business Law textbook: "A crime that carries the most severe sanctions, usually ranging from one year in a state or federal prison to the forfeiture of one's life." Neither ST, his lawyers, nor anyone in Redskin's nation wants to see ST behind bars and away from the playing field.

What ST, and his legal team, are waiting on is a trial for a chance to either get all charges dropped (which I pray for every night), or get a lesser charge of a misdemeanor, which is defined as, "A lesser crime than a felony, punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to one year in other than a state or federal penitentiary." Which means that the jail sentence, should there be one, could be moved to a time outside of the NFL season.

GTripp, but if ST (and his crew of lawyers) took the plea, they would be admitting to a felony. A felony is BAD news!!! Here's the definition from West's Business Law textbook: "A crime that carries the most severe sanctions, usually ranging from one year in a state or federal prison to the forfeiture of one's life." Neither ST, his lawyers, nor anyone in Redskin's nation wants to see ST behind bars and away from the playing field.

What ST, and his legal team, are waiting on is a trial for a chance to either get all charges dropped (which I pray for every night), or get a lesser charge of a misdemeanor, which is defined as, "A lesser crime than a felony, punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to one year in other than a state or federal penitentiary." Which means that the jail sentence, should there be one, could be moved to a time outside of the NFL season.

Well, you are right. If ST is truely innocent, he did the right thing. I'm just saying if he's trying to get off on reasonable doubt (if he actually did it), then he made a mistake, because the plea bargain was for probation instead of a jail sentence.

God willing, he wins and is aquitted on all charges.

GTripp, but if ST (and his crew of lawyers) took the plea, they would be admitting to a felony. A felony is BAD news!!! Here's the definition from West's Business Law textbook: "A crime that carries the most severe sanctions, usually ranging from one year in a state or federal prison to the forfeiture of one's life." Neither ST, his lawyers, nor anyone in Redskin's nation wants to see ST behind bars and away from the playing field.

What ST, and his legal team, are waiting on is a trial for a chance to either get all charges dropped (which I pray for every night), or get a lesser charge of a misdemeanor, which is defined as, "A lesser crime than a felony, punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to one year in other than a state or federal penitentiary." Which means that the jail sentence, should there be one, could be moved to a time outside of the NFL season.
The plea offer was for probation but he had to plea to a felony. They said no. Looks like they are confident they can win.

The article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2396665

I think it says a lot about his character (which needs speaking for) and the confidence of his defense team not to take the bait. In all reality, if you are innocent, you have to believe that the system works.

Does anybody have a link to a story which actually states that Taylor was offered the plea?

Nothing I have read says this and the cynic in me is suspecting it is lawyerspeak.