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Michael Vick gets suspended sentence after state dogfighting plea

By Douglas A. Berman

A prominent federal defendant is back in the news today after a state plea and sentence.  This local article provides the basics: Michael Vick entered a guilty plea to state dogfighting charges this morning.  In a plea agreement that was signed before his court appearance, Vick will receive a three-year suspended prison term and a $2,500 fine. He also received four years probation.  The fine will be suspended if Vick pays court costs and maintains good behavior for four years. Vick did address the court with a short statement.  ?I would like to apologize to the court, my family and to the kids that I let down as a role model.  I?m very remorseful for my actions,? he said.... Last Thursday, the quarterback was moved from Leavenworth, Kansas, where he is serving a 23-month federal sentence on felony charges related to dogfighting...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).