Thursday, October 30, 2008

Judge: Vick must plead guilty in person (AP)

In this Aug. 27, 2007 file photo, former NFL quarterback Michael Vick makes a statement after pleading guilty to a federal dogfighting charge in Richmond, Va. Vick plans to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges next week, a step that could allow him to qualify for an early release from federal prison and into a halfway house.  In court papers filed in Surry County Circuit Court, Vick's attorneys are seeking to have Vick enter his plea by video teleconference.

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick won't be allowed to plead guilty to dogfighting charges by videoconference, a judge ruled Thursday. Vick's lawyers had requested that he be allowed to enter the plea from federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., where he is serving a two-year term since admitting he bankrolled a dogfighting operation and helped execute dogs.




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