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I'm sure her attorney told her that if she took it to trial, they would have lost (see Lorily's post above for the reasons). So, that would have cost her a boat load of money for court fees and she would've still got nothing. Her attorney probably told her to suck it up and just take the plea deal and we can go after him with a civil case. Two things will happen with a civil case. 1) any and all evidence (for prosecution and defense) will come to the forefront and be heard and 2) with this info all out in the open, if Roger is involved again in some domestic dispute, it will be much harder to get off. I just don't see how Roger got off so easily though, even with priors for the same offense (domestic violence). I know if I was choking a woman when the police arrived (or in some way hurting her), with my first offense I would get what Roger got. The second one, forget about it, I would be gone. I am curious to see if Floyd Jr gets a slap on the wrist too or they try and take him down...
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Nobody can dispute the fact that Vegas is suffering financially from this economic crisis. I usually get to Vegas once every two years but haven't been in the last four (and counting). Manny vs. Floyd Jr would be absolutely huge and a big boom for Vegas, so your thinking might not be that far off. It actually was my first thought on why Roger got off easily (so he could train Floyd Jr) but since my opinion has changed a little bit and the case against Roger is different than Floyd Jr...Comment
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Man pay this ***** so she can move on
America smh thats one thing about this scandalous ass countryComment
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Nuff said............ funny thing is, people would then say Floyd was forced to fight Pacquiao to avoid jail. Unless he chooses jail to avoid Pac. You'll never know what he'll pick.Damn, fanboys would blame everyone but the Mayweathers. What I find idiotic is when Floyd's own father says:
"Let me tell you something man, everybody wants to see this Pacquiao fight. If that would have happened already, they would have Floyd in jail." -- Floyd Mayweather Sr., September 27, 2010
yet don't go to great lengths to secure the fight. Does Floyd want to go to jail or not? Why did they let this Mosley fight from happening? Seems too late now.Comment
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At first glance that would appear to be ridiculous.
But then again, we are talking US law here, so who knows ?
In my country, you could have a fkn noose tied around someone's neck, and the authorities would still have to prove intent to kill.
US law appears to be largely absurd.
Surely the state should have to prove that you intended to kill somebody, or that you were aware that your actions were likely to cause death?
I just cannot understand how it could be any more serious than simple assault, without proving intent.Comment
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Good post, and I agree with most of your assessments... just a couple of points to be made, if you don't mind.
1) Civil court doesn't have a prosecuting attorney, it's a plaintiff vs defendant case. But you are correct, all the evidence can be presented, it's more of a matter of hoping they have a damn good attorney.
2) Unfortunately (or fortunately for the defendant), in a lot of cases, priors cannot be used against you. It depends on the circumstances of the charges, in some cases they may be able to use documented convictions against them to establish a pattern of behavior - but not always.
3) My feeling about Floyd Jr. case is that, under normal circumstances, Floyd's case would probably end similarly to the outcome of Roger's in this case (and Floyds prior DV cases), where it would likely be a plea out case. But normal circumstances went out the window when the kids were involved. I think the prosecution may either plea, reduce, or all together dismiss several of the 8 counts against Floyd. Unbelievably, they have a better chance of convicting Floyd for stealing Josie's phone then for allegedly beating her up. Where it gets sticky though, and where Floyd faces the biggest problems is with the kids. The D.A. usually tries to avoid involving the children in trials, especially where it would be neccessary for them to testify. It's risky in this case for the Prosecutor to rely on the children not changing their story so they may also be willing to plea down (not out) that part of the case. But Floyd has a whole host of other problems yet to come which could include child abuse, intimidation of a minor etc. etc., but those would be new charges if they did. And outside of the criminal case, I'm sure C.P.S (Child Protective Services) is going to make his life a living hell in the near future, which could include but not limited to - not being able to see his children at all, limited visitation, supervised visitation, parenting classes etc. etc. Even if Floyd spends no time in jail for this case, it won't be over for him for quite some time regarding the children. And the thing is, I think he would probably rather deal with the criminal cases then what C.P.S. might have in store for him. They don't usually mess around when it comes to protecting the children. One thing is for sure, he loves his kids unquestionably. It's too bad he had to get his children involved in all this other mess.
We shall see in the case of Floyd Jr., if the D.A.s office chooses Las Vegas's economy over Josie Harris (kidding).Comment
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