And One.
Jayson Williams, Former all-star of the New Jersey Nets pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DWI charge stemming from a January crash. Williams was at nearly two and a half times the legal limit when he drove off the road and hit a tree. The judge sentenced Williams to an additional year behind bars for the charge.
Williams was already serving five years behind bars in the fatal shooting of his chauffeur, Costas Christofi, in 2002, then going to extreme lengths to try to cover it up. He allegedly put the gun in the drivers hands, wiped off the fingerprints, removed his clothes and jumped into his swimming pool. He attorney said that he panicked. His first trial ended with a mistrial on the main charge. Williams eventually pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated assault and settled a multimillion-dollar wrongful death suit with the family of the driver.
Jayson Williams now faces a total of up to six years in prison. However, assuming he is eventually granted parole gets time off for good behavior, he could end up serving around two years total.
Related Resources:
- Plea Bargains (FindLaw)
- Assault/Battery (FindLaw)
- Good-time credit (LawBrain)
You Don’t Have To Solve This on Your Own – Get a Lawyer’s Help
Civil Rights
Block on Trump’s Asylum Ban Upheld by Supreme Court
Criminal
Judges Can Release Secret Grand Jury Records
Politicians Can’t Block Voters on Facebook, Court Rules
