The Wolf Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 ATLANTA (AP) -Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall is set to appear in Fulton County State Court on a misdemeanor battery charge. He is scheduled to appear before Judge John R. Mather Thursday morning. The charge stems from a March 2008 argument with then-girlfriend Rasheedah Watley at Marshall's downtown Atlanta condominium. Marshall was suspended for last year's season opener after a series of domestic disputes. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said a conviction in this case could lead to a second suspension. As a Marshall dynasty owner, a second suspension would really stink. As a fan of the NFL, I sincerely hope this kid gets things sorted out off the field because he has all the talent in the world on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I'd be willing to take the hit of a suspension to my FF team if it meant that a conviction would get him to stop his bad actions towards women. I'm a big-picture kinda guy that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 amen. And no more DUIs or self-inflicted injuries. Or whining about contracts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Or whining about contracts Or fumbles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 181 which was 11 more than any other player and he missed one game too. That's an average of over 12 passes thrown to him every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfreak475 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 He is a moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I can tell you this, if I made the money these guys did, I'd be living the clean life and trying to make my mark on the NFL history books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I can tell you this, if I made the money these guys did, I'd be living the clean life and trying to make my mark on the NFL history books. I'd beat my wife and girlfriend, kill someone while intoxicated and start a pitbull fighting ring. Thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 If you don't make it rain Champagne on gang-bangers, then you're only going half way. Seriously Ted...run over a cop in your car and shoot yourself in the leg while you're at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 link Verdict expected today for Marshall Broncos' wide receiver not expected to testify in Georgia battery trial. By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post Posted: 08/14/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT Updated: 08/14/2009 01:15:39 AM MDT Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall could face further suspensions from the NFL if he is convicted of misdemeanor battery today. (John Amis, The Associated Press )ATLANTA, Ga. — By this evening, an Atlanta jury is expected to decide whether Brandon Marshall is a violent, abusive boyfriend or the victim of an extortion attempt by a disgruntled former girlfriend. While the truth may lie somewhere in the complicated middle, those were the two disparate arguments presented by lawyers Thursday on the first day of Marshall's trial in Atlanta on a misdemeanor battery charge, the result of a fight with his former girlfriend on March 4, 2008. Prosecuting attorney Robert Bembridge is expected to conclude the state's case against Marshall this morning before turning the trial over to Marshall's defense team, led by Denver-based attorney Harvey Steinberg. Marshall is not expected to testify. Whether the Broncos will have to play regular-season games without Marshall, the team's No. 1 wide receiver who had more than 100 catches in each of the past two seasons, could hinge on what those four women and two men decide. If Marshall is convicted — it will take a 6-0 vote to find him guilty — he could face additional punishment from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who already suspended him for one game last season after his initial arrest on the domestic violence charge. The prosecution presented four witnesses Thursday: the Atlanta police officer who responded to the initial 911 call to Marshall and Watley's downtown condominium; Watley's two younger sisters, who came to the condo after the fight; and Watley herself, who was on the witness stand for nearly two hours before Judge John R. Mather excused the jury for the day. Watley said the fight between her and Marshall started when he saw a text message on her cellphone from another man, and escalated into a physical confrontation. Watley told jurors that Marshall pushed her, Watley also described, in detail, four other violent incidents with Marshall, two in Colorado and two in Atlanta. "I couldn't tell you how many incidents," Watley said. "More than I can count on my hands." In her testimony, Watley said it wasn't until after she and Marshall had broken up for good that she realized she had been in an abusive relationship. She wore a purple ribbon, the symbol for domestic violence awareness, pinned to her black blouse when she took the stand. "I felt like he didn't know he was an abusive person," Watley said. "What he did to me was wrong. I want him to get help." Steinberg, in his opening statement and in his cross-examination, tried to convince the jury that Watley was solely after Marshall's money by showing a $500,000 shakedown letter written by Watley's first lawyer and asking her about driving a 2008 Jaguar owned by Marshall. "She knew how valuable that relationship was," Steinberg said in his opening statement. Steinberg also tried to hurt Watley's credibility by presenting a letter Watley wrote to Goodell in late July 2008, in which she denied that Marshall ever abused her. On the witness stand, Watley said she lied to Goodell in that letter because Marshall "begged" her to. "I did that, in a way, to protect him," Watley said. After Mather dismissed the jury for the evening, he listened to, then denied, a motion from Steinberg for a mistrial. Steinberg argued that Marshall was not getting a fair trial because Bembridge, in a question to Watley, mentioned that Marshall had been charged with false imprisonment in Colorado in 2007. The comment had been stricken from the record. Steinberg also argued Watley made inappropriate comments about Marshall's DUI arrest in Denver and about Marshall's March 1, 2009, arrest on a disorderly conduct charge — which was quickly dismissed — involving Marshall and his fiancee, Michi Nogami. ******************************* Were you lying then, or are you lying now? Classic Law & Order credibility question. I don't think the $500K extortion letter drafted by her first lawyer helps her case too much either - especially knowing this case is probably a springboard into a civil suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) If all jurors have to find him guilty, he'll walk. I think, just from what I have read in BB's post, there exists enough reasonable doubt as to her honesty and even to her real motive. IMO, he walks and faces no further suspension. The only question in my mind is how long he walks until he stumbles again... Edited August 14, 2009 by The Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 You know what you say to a woman with two black eyes don't you? Nothing. You already told her twice. Just kidding...just kidding.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Does this give him grounds to hold-out for more money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashingtonD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Does this give him grounds to hold-out for more money? Guarantee that someone in BMarshall's entourage asked this question immediately upon the ruling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Marshall: Not Guiltyby Mike Klis on August 14, 2009 The jury has declared Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall not guilty of misdemeanor battery charge. http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2009/0...all-not-guilty/ That was pretty quick, maybe the evidence was flimsy. Anyone know where I could read court transcript? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 That was pretty quick, maybe the evidence was flimsy. Anyone know where I could read court transcript? Yea, there might be one at www.youneedtofindsomethingbettertodowithyourtime.com.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'd beat my wife and girlfriend, kill someone while intoxicated and start a pitbull fighting ring. Thats just me. Well, yeah, that would be second on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 Yea, there might be one at www.youneedtofindsomethingbettertodowithyourtime.com.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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