Shirley to face a jury next week
Bengals rookie, defensive tackle Jason Shirley, will likely stay in Fresno after his latest motion to have his case dismissed was rejected. Shirley will now face a jury trial with selection beginning Tuesday (government is off on Monday) at 9 a.m. in front of Judge Mark Snauffer at the Superior Court of Fresno County. Mark Curnutte writes that opening arguments open Wednesday and closing arguments could be heard as soon as Friday -- Shirley will miss three practices during that time.
Curnutte writes that Shirley faces a DUI, a hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license. Whatever you do, don't take this as fact. But doing some research (i.e., Google searches), it would seem that Shirley, if convicted of all charges, could face up to 24 months in jail. At the lowest, he could pay a lot of money and face probation.
The maximum penalty under California law for the first offense of a DUI is six months in jail, $1,000 fine and 120-day suspension of driver's license. A hit-and-run (only property damage, no injuries) carries a maximum of one-year in jail and could be as high as $10,000. Driving under a suspended license, Shirley could face up to five days in county jail. If a second offense is found guilty, Shirley could face up to a year in jail.
While we don't anticipate any action from the NFL since his arrest and court appearances (and likely judgment) are before Shirley has signed a contract, we also wouldn't be surprised.
Note: If any of the above is wrong, let us know.
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Is this really a problem?
I don’t know, so I am asking if anyone does, can Shirley be suspended for activities/convictions prior to becoming a member of an NFL team?
by T Loth on May 24, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
To be honest...
I’m just not sure. I’m trying to recall a similar circumstance where a player coming into the league has court/arrest before signing NFL contract.
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by Kirkendall on May 24, 2008 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Correct me if I'm wrong
But I don’t think Shirley- or any of the other draft picks this year, are under contract yet. You usually hear at some point that so and so has signed and that leaves this many not signed. So, as of this moment, Jason is not technically in the NFL, not contracted anyway. That makes his legal problems all his own for the moment. Here’s hoping that this manchild is ready to put away childish things- so to speak, and play some ball.
by IgnatiusJReilly on May 24, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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