Burress “Remorseful”
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- July
- 29
Looks like Plaxico Burress put on the old dog-and-pony show for a grand jury looking into his illegal firearms charges this morning. He testified for three hours, and later told reporters that “I was truthful. I was honest. I am truly remorseful for what I’ve done.”
His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, said “He asked the grand jury for compassion and understanding. It took a big man to come here today and acknowledge his responsibility.”
Yeah, especially when he’s facing a couple of three years in a small cell at Riker’s Island. As for those who contend he only hurt himself, I wonder if Burress did his old friend Antonio Pierce a solid by letting him off the hook for spiriting the gun out of the Latin Quarter after Burress shot himself in the thigh.
Pierce could face criminal charges, too. And even if he doesn’t, the commissioner has the right to impose a suspension or fine for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. So you see, again, that Burress didn’t just hurt himself.
A decision on whether or not to indict will come down at some undetermined point.
EP
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on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm by Ernie Palladino. 
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Don’t you just think that Burress thought this was going to go away quietly???LOL!!! No I don’t think that Rikers will have him!! Way to much problems to contain him from other inmates. Maybe Putnam county NY would take him, it’s off the beat and path. 23 hour lock-downs in 4X4 cells combo-units together. No movement there! He could end up there. No cup-cake joint but nowhere near what Rikers would send shock waves of that night! Forever!
“He asked the grand jury for compassion and understanding. It took a big man to come here today and acknowledge his responsibility.” Isn’t that pretty much an admission of guilt?
The GJ would have to indict him or every drunk driver could use the same defense. I’m sure that they are remorseful too.
I don’t think that there is any doubt that he’ll be going away for a while. By the way, Riker’s Island is a jail, not a prison. In NY, people who are awaiting trial (and cannot make bail), or people who are sentenced to one year or less are sent to jail. Anything over 365 days goes to state prison (“upstate”). Burress would undoubtedly go upstate. Because the crime he is charged with is classified as a violent felony, he’ll probably go to a higer security facility.