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09-23-2005, 04:10 PM
End of the affair
Three Pacers sentenced to probation for Palace brawl
Posted: Friday September 23, 2005 11:06AM; Updated: Friday September 23, 2005 2:59PM
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After pleading no contest to assault charges levied in the wake of the Palace brawl, Ron Artest was sentenced to a year of probation.
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ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Indiana Pacers (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/teams/pacers) players Ron Artest (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3339), Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3210) were sentenced Friday to a year of probation, community service and a fine for their roles in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.
They pleaded no contest earlier in the day to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from the Nov. 19 brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
District Court Judge Julie Nicholson ordered each to serve a year of probation, complete 60 hours of community service and pay a $250 fine. The players also were ordered to undergo anger management counseling. Artest's lawyer said he intended to provide evidence his client had already completed the counseling.
A no-contest plea in Michigan is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing.
A fourth player, David Harrison (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3846), faces an Oct. 3 hearing. A fifth, Anthony Johnson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3207), pleaded no contest last week to a count of misdemeanor assault and battery and is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 7.
Prosecutors have recommended that Johnson perform community service and serve probation, along with paying fines and court costs.
Three Pacers sentenced to probation for Palace brawl
Posted: Friday September 23, 2005 11:06AM; Updated: Friday September 23, 2005 2:59PM
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After pleading no contest to assault charges levied in the wake of the Palace brawl, Ron Artest was sentenced to a year of probation.
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ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Indiana Pacers (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/teams/pacers) players Ron Artest (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3339), Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3210) were sentenced Friday to a year of probation, community service and a fine for their roles in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.
They pleaded no contest earlier in the day to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from the Nov. 19 brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
District Court Judge Julie Nicholson ordered each to serve a year of probation, complete 60 hours of community service and pay a $250 fine. The players also were ordered to undergo anger management counseling. Artest's lawyer said he intended to provide evidence his client had already completed the counseling.
A no-contest plea in Michigan is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing.
A fourth player, David Harrison (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3846), faces an Oct. 3 hearing. A fifth, Anthony Johnson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3207), pleaded no contest last week to a count of misdemeanor assault and battery and is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 7.
Prosecutors have recommended that Johnson perform community service and serve probation, along with paying fines and court costs.