Dan
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TJ’s preliminary hearing has been moved to May 10th 2024.
Any indication as to why??
Wow. Is this the DA changing it, or the judge?
Not sure, but my educated guess is that preliminary hearing never happens and this is resolved before then
If the accuser changes her mind and doesn't want to pursue it, assuming that would be the end of it?
Or is it because the result of the DA suspension hearing is going to be announced, which could impact on the entire criminal case docket? If she is suspended for a year and most of the District Attorneys are not on Board with her activist agenda in Lawrence, then a lot of the criminal cases that are pending could be reviewed and affected if a new District Attorney is appointed.
Because almost certain it never happens. The Shannon camp would have no reason to want the preliminary hearing moved out that far. Options are there is a deal and he pleads guilty to some bs non sexual misdemeanor or enough pressure has been put on the DA and the charges are being dropped. I doubt that she seems like the face saving type or the checkbook is out and peace has been made with the accuser and she tells the DA she is no longer interested in pursuing meaning she has no choice except to drop the charges
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Asked that exact question in the original reinstatement thread.
A plea to a lesser offense in-season might have still gotten TJ suspended or kicked off the team.
If the charges aren’t dropped, I could see a misdemeanor plea after the season ends. And with no other prior offenses + a slew of good people willing to vouch for him, I imagine an NBA GM would still be willing to take a shot on him.
Interesting.
Have him for the season now no matter what
Yes but most likely something happens before then. The resolution is known right now but there may be some details to work out. You kick out the preliminary date to make sure you have enough time to get it finalized and if for some reason it blows up you still have a scheduled court date
Brandon Miller was the 2nd pick. If he performs, he’ll be fine.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Could it mess up his draft though? I'm wondering if there's a chance NBA teams won't want to look at him if this is still hanging over him after the season is over
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
well , it certainly is a negative thing if it’s not fully resolved before the draft . there are certainly more than one or two teams that would discount that heavily or stay away totally .
Possible but he has some smart attorneys. I am sure with felony rape charges pending an NBA team would be cautious if their potential draftee might be getting free room and board courtesy of the state of Kansas. Everything says this will be over prior to next scheduled court appearance
I don’t think it even makes it to that date but if it does after the season he could technically plead down to a lesser charge that the NBA doesn’t even bat an eye at
Now that the DA doesn't have basketball to strongarm TSJ into admitting to a lesser crime or seek a settlement, she'll need to make a case to get this to trial. And if she doesn't have the necessary evidence, witnesses, or testimony, and the investigation was as flawed as it appears thus far, then really the only thing she has left is time. Time to either find additional evidence or let this fade enough out of public consciousness to quietly drop the charges. We'll see if the DA actually has any strength to the case once the subpoenaed evidence gets to the defense next week. I'm guessing no, otherwise she and the Lawrence PD would've made a statement, and if that is indeed the case, I'd be surprised if it ever makes it to that May date.
I would be shocked if it makes it to the May date. No reason for the defense to give her more time to pull a rabbit out of her hat with more evidence. May is not enough time for this story to fade. I feel a tentative resolution has been reached and some time is needed to work out the details and in due course we will all know what it is
The prosecutor tipped her hand from the beginning with the alternate “hey, why don’t you just go ahead and plead guilty to this” lesser charge. You don’t put a plea deal on paper at the start if you truly believe you’ve got a winning case.
Here is some good information from attorney Mitch Gilfillan about the status of the case and what the preliminary hearing is about.
In short:
1. Shannon has not yet been formally charged. This could happen with a grand jury indictment or at the preliminary hearing.
2. If no grand jury indictment by the preliminary hearing, the hearing will be presenting evidence from both sides and the judge will determine if the is probable cause to move forward with charges.
Any crim law attorneys, is it normal to move forward with a charge as serious as rape without first convening a grand jury and indicting? Seems odd to me, particularly with a case that has the potential to be high profile.
Yes. As soon as I saw the way the charges were pled I knew something was wrong
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