ADJOURNED!
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- March
- 31
It took all of about five minutes for the judge to give Plaxico Burress and his celebrity lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, an adjournment to his weapons possession case this morning.
A new hearing date has been scheduled for June 15.
Burress arrived at Manhattan Criminal Court wearing a gray suit and accompanied by his wife and Brafman. The adjournment—or delay in laymen’s terms—was presumably given to allow Brafman and the district attorney’s office more time to arrange a plea bargain. The sides have been working on that for months, but published reports have indicated that the DA’s insistence on jail time has kept a plea from completion.
New York district attorney spokesperson Alicia Maxey Greene said that assistant district attorney John Wolfstaetter went before judge Michael Yavinsky to ask for the adjournment because the office was still investigating the case. She said Wolfstaetter told the judge there would be no grand jury action today, a prerequisite to any trial date being set because of the felony charges.
Should the parties come to an agreement before June 15, they can immediately appear before Yavinsky again for a final resolution.
“There is no agreement of any kind,” Brafman told Sal Paolantonio of ESPN. “We’re continuing to discuss this case. We’re trying our best to see if there is a way to resolve the case.
“Right now, we have not reached an agreement.”
As to whether Burress will be in a position to play this year, Brafman couldn’t say.
“Everyone’s asking me if Mr. Burress will play this year,” he said. “I’m not going to comment on that. A lot, I assume, will depend on how and when this case is resolved. June 15 is the next stage, unless there’s a reason to come back earlier.”
Brafman had no other comment when reached at his Manhattan office.
Any thoughts? How do you think this could affect Plax’ availability for training camp and the early season, if not the entire season?
EP
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I’m of two minds. Half of me wants Plax to go to jail and serve his time because he broke the law. The other half of me wants the Giants to win and believes that the Giants need Plax to win another Super Bowl. Given all that, here’s a crazy compromise position. Have Plax serve his time in the off season.
Hey, luckily no one got hurt. Slap him on the wrist and let him play.