Judiciary live

[Jethro]

Put your case forward and state the reasons for your actions and hope the panel see Blair as the aggressor.

Most definitely. That's all that Glenn can do and from the footage that I've watched, Blair IS the aggressor.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Here we go

@manlyseaeagles forward Glenn Stewart has arrived at #NRL HQ for tonight’s judiciary hearing.
TweetDeck • 1/09/11 5:44 PM

 

[Darren]

ahhhhhhh

 

[Ceagle]

#NRL judiciary: @manlyseaeagles forward Glenn Stewart is pleading guilty to Contrary Conduct – Fighting charge

 

[Cliffy4PM]

NRL: #NRL judiciary: @manlyseaeagles forward Glenn Stewart is pleading guilty to Contrary Conduct – Fighting charge.

 

[DSM5]

Damn. Must be advice from the club. I wouldn't be.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Hoping for no more than 3 weeks DSM, and if we are there he gets his GF

 

[Rusty]

I would think it must be under the assumption that if he pleads guilty then they will have to give him what blair got.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

You would think so

 

[Dan]

I would think it must be under the assumption that if he pleads guilty then they will have to give him what blair got.

Why?
The plea has nothing to do with the sentence.

 

[Rusty]

The safe option in my opinion, much to win or lose with a not guilty plea, the club simply had to make a judgement call weather it was worth the risk.

Evidently not.

 

[TokyoEagle]

No way he is going to get off a contrary conduct charge, best if he pleads guilty IMO. He was on his way to the bin, rightly or wrongly, and was involved in a fight. Not a good look and the contrary conduct charge is probably justified.

 

[The Eagle]

Does he still get the -20% for guilty plea?

 

[Rusty]

I would think it must be under the assumption that if he pleads guilty then they will have to give him what blair got.

Why?
The plea has nothing to do with the sentence.

Sure there is, perhaps not a codified relationship, but it would be foolish to think that they would not give a lesser sentence for a guilty plea.

Perhaps it might be subconscious but the relationship is certainly there.

 

[TokyoEagle]

He should get 2 IMO after Blair got 3, but i can see them giving him 3 to be seen as impartial or even 4 so that he sits out the season.

 

[jjai]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :argue: this is B.S why draw the **** out for if you just going to plead guilty i dont see the point..
It`s a **** around .. just like an orford contract negotiation

 

[Dan]

just because he pleads guilty doesn't mean he wont be asking for a reduced sentence

 

[Rusty]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :argue: this is B.S why draw the s**t out for if you just going to plead guilty i dont see the point..
It`s a f**k around .. just like an orford contract negotiation

Because you can plead guilty and still offer mitigating circumstances with intent of a downgrade/lesser sentence.

The moment Blairs sentence was announced the reason to plead not-guilty became a lot less compelling. If the precedent (Such that it is) had been for 5 weeks for the single charge then it would have been worth fighting as you would not play again this season anyway. Now with the potential for a GF appearance on the cards with a guilty plea it would be silly to risk that on a very unlikely defense of a not-guilty plea/

 

[jjai]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :argue: this is B.S why draw the s**t out for if you just going to plead guilty i dont see the point..
It`s a f**k around .. just like an orford contract negotiation

Because you can plead guilty and still offer mitigating circumstances with intent of a downgrade/lesser sentence.

The moment Blairs sentence was announced the reason to plead not-guilty became a lot less compelling. If the precedent (Such that it is) had been for 5 weeks for the single charge then it would have been worth fighting as you would not play again this season anyway. Now with the potential for a GF appearance on the cards with a guilty plea it would be silly to risk that on a very unlikely defense of a not-guilty plea/

Thanks for that Rusty , when you put it like that its logical , i wouldnt have a clue about how they all play in the courts ..

 

[The Eagle]

Does he still get the -20% for guilty plea?

No he doesnt,****ing rigged this **** is