Breaking news: Lattimore’s charges dropped. (1 Viewer)

Good for him. So does probation mean a suspension? Also, why is Goodell waiting with Harris?
 
Players are subject to NFL discipline even if charges are dropped (or if the player isn't charged at all). Its the NFL catch all "Player Conduct" clause.
 
Do not understand the probabtion part. Did he plead guilty or no contest, or was found guilty at trial, to a lesser charge? Or did the district attorney simply agree to defer any charge for a period of time, after which no charges would be brought?
 
Do not understand the probabtion part. Did he plead guilty or no contest, or was found guilty at trial, to a lesser charge? Or did the district attorney simply agree to defer any charge for a period of time, after which no charges would be brought?

It's in the article. The DA dropped the felony charged and lowered the charge to a misdemeanor for failure to report that he had a gun to Police. Lattimore struck a deal and plead to the misdemeanor. The misdemeanor carries a sentence of 180 days in jail, but that sentence was suspended and he was given 1 year of unsupervised probation instead.

"New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore is in the clear, after prosecutors decided to drop the felony charge accusing Lattimore of possessing a stolen gun and instead charge him with a misdemeanor for not telling police he had a gun on his person. . .

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While prosecutors decided to drop the felony charge, they did charge Lattimore with a misdemeanor for failing to promptly notify officers that he was carrying a gun. Lattimore, who has no prior record, pled guilty to that charge last week. His attorney says it was not worth it to spend the resources and time fighting the charge. Lattimore was sentenced to 180 days in jail but the sentence is suspended and he will never have to step foot in jail as long as he pays a fine of about a thousand dollars and complies with the terms of his probation.

The probation which will last a year is not supervised and only requires Lattimore to not get arrested or charged again. So long as Lattimore stays out of trouble with the law for the next year, his attorneys can apply to seal the record and apply to have the conviction expunged, which is unlikely to be contested given Lattimore’s lack of criminal history.

The misdemeanor conviction is pretty misleading. In fact, when asked by an officer whether he had a gun, Lattimore immediately said he did and that he had a valid concealed carry license. . ."
 
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Yep, well just waiting on Roger to drop the heavy end of the hammer....
 

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