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Originally Posted by lvbuckeye
step back from the ledge, people.
1) it's a misdemeanor. if you're caught dead to rights, plead no contest and take your fine. he plead not guilty.
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Exactly - and that's with a public defender, not someone who can provide extremely sophisticated (read: expensive) legal advice. Most public defenders will try to get cases wrapped up asap and encourage a guilty plea.
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2) i've known people to get caught in a solicitation sting that were COMPLETELY innocent. here's how it goes:
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It was a sting operation. Alot of times these things are designed as sweeps to quickly clean up an area. They'll take in a bunch of people and let things shake out.
Remember folks, all jokes aside, this thing happened less than 24 hours ago and Henton plead not guilty. For all we know, this could still be a wild misunderstanding or (as LV illustrated) a 20 year old kid joking around with the wrong person. Let's take a break and wait for some real updated news rather than a) make comparisons to persons who were given due process and found guilty, b) dismiss Antonio forever, or (worse) c) start imagining how this will affect recruiting.