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Jail Time Might Be Included In Potential Plax Plea
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 30, 2009
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While last week's talk of a possible plea deal for Plaxico Burress was to keep the Giants wide receiver out of jail, today's NY Times reports, "it appears likely that any agreement would require him to serve at least some time behind bars." Burress found himself with a load of legal problems—and a gunshot wound in his thigh—after he accidentally fired his illegal gun (it fell down his track suit pants) last November while at a Midtown nightclub. The Times further explains that prosecutors "commonly offer reduced charges in gun possession cases, taking into consideration things like a defendant’s criminal history," and in Burress's case, it was his first offense, it seemed to be an accident, he was the only one injured, and he's been cooperating with the authorities. (He did not have a NYC permit for the gun; he did have an expired Florida permit.) Burress is due in court tomorrow; it's unclear what the Giants will do, but Newsday's Bob Glauber says the team "needs to proceed as if Burress is gone."
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