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Marcus Vick, younger brother of NFL player Michael Vick, on Monday appealed a probation-violation conviction and a sentence of 20 days in jail. He received 30 days instead.
However, he can serve the time on weekends, Circuit Judge Jerrauld Jones said.
Vick, 25, pleaded no contest on his appeal, stipulating through his lawyer that he missed multiple appointments and counseling sessions and that he tested positive for marijuana in violation of conditions of his probation before his last hearing.
The probation stemmed from a conviction in October 2008 of drunken driving, eluding a bicycle patrol officer and a traffic infraction the previous June. He received a suspended one-year sentence with conditions, including substance-abuse counseling. A General District judge in August had sentenced him to 20 days for violating those conditions.
Vick's attorney, Charles Lustig, said that since then, his client had made more of an effort to tackle his substance-abuse problem, including attending classes and receiving clean drug screenings.
"I'm going to take steps... to get my life on track," Vick told the judge.
Jones said Vick was making a "noble try" recently but that he had to look at the total picture.
He sentenced Vick to a year in jail with all but 30 days suspended. Vick also must abstain from drinking or taking illegal drugs.
Marcus Vick also played football for Virginia Tech, like his brother Michael, until he was dropped from the team for on- and off-field problems.
He later was released by the professional Miami Dolphins.
He works in a shipyard, his lawyer said in court Monday.
Matthew Bowers, (757) 222-3893, matthew.bowers@pilotonline.com
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Marcus Vick
Something puzzles me....the schools have a -0- tolerance policy, but, true, hardened (or hardening) criminals get chance after chance, after chance.....you get the picture. I truly pray that Michael WILL turn his life around. If he is being truthful about his "experience" with God, then, he definitely can do so because God will certainly help him. Marcus, who is following in his brother's footsteps hasn't paid his "dues" with jail time like Michael. To me this means that he still thinks he can take chances and hopes against hope that he won't get "caught" this time. My prayer is that Marcus, also, will "see the light" before it is too late for him.
If he does, then, he will probably be given another chance at the NFL just as Michael has been given. God bless both of you. Look up and look within and you will find the answer to what you are so diligently seeking.
Just another Thug
First off, I want to say AHHHHHHHHH HAAAAAAAA longer sentence.......I love it
but I think he should serve his full year.
These Vicks have not "turned their lives around"
Marcus isn`t sorry.....He would do it again....
Vick= Thugs.......
all of them
if is was someone other then a Vick, they would have gotten a harsher sentence, give it to them
quit slapping their wrist, someone has to teach them, because they certainly have have been taught right from wrong.....
why not full term?
if he violated the conditions of his reduced sentance then why was he not given the full year to serve?
A bicycle officer really?
Eluding a bicycle officer, and got caught? OMG, that's hilarious to mentally picture LOL! Did he stop at a redlight, or was it traffic on the strip? Only a mall cop on a Segway could be funnier!!! Reality show please!!
Yeah, right
Let's see...he gets fired from the Va Tech team. He gets fired from an NFL team...NOW 30 days in jail is gonna make him "turn his life around"??? Sorry, I'm not buying it. Show me results, not more BS talk. He should get fired from his shipyard job, too, now that everyone knows he's a druggie. How many chances does one criminal get?
The Projects
Tough living either produces wimps or tough guys and only a few are guided to leave the Projects' lifestyles behind, in the dumpster where they belong. The 1950s community improvement idealists steamrolled community destruction and then built in their place, their Utopian solution which concentrated tyranny. The survivors evolved into gangs of toughs and their notions of fear and safety, vulnerable and non-vulnerable produced achievers of all kinds.
Crap Shoot
No sympathy here. This was an exceptional athlete who lived like a thug. Then when he got in trouble, he appealed his verdict and got a stiffer sentence. He threw away a possible lucrative football career to be a street thug. His brother, Michael, is cut from the same cloth, he just has better handlers.
They do call it a jail
At least they have a jail, In Virginia Beach they have a Correction Center. They changed the name in 1974 when then Sheriff Joe Smith did not like the word JAIL. The name was too harsh. Correction Center sounded so much better. He was a great guy but he did not know the definition of Correction Center. Thirty five years and many Sheriffs later, no one has had the guts to change the name back to City Jail.
Vick Brothers
Once street thugs...always street thugs. That's the Vick brothers!
Ha Ha Ha, Yuk Yuck, Ha Ha, Yuck.
Besides being Criminals, neither one is very Bright.
Marcus for House of Rep.
Interesting, Marcus was penalized by a judge for making an appeal. All you haters can't accept the fact that he had and squandered an opportunity that we will never get. He is not just another product of his environment, he is a representation of our society. Fact is we have not yet been caught cheating the system like Maarcus, Mike and the VB Policeman.
speak for yourself.....
obviously people like you and the vick boys are NOT like those in society like me and those I associate with. Are you admitting you're a criminal too?? Fool.
I wonder why we love a good stoning
Both Vicks have done stupid and wrong things. Fortunately, the posters on here are all holy and have nothing to be ashamed of in their lives. Just remember the old saying: When you point your finger at another, you've got three pointing at yourself. Can you take all of your hostility and turn it into energy to do good for others? And VBAtty, unless you know their parents personally I suggest you withhold judgement. Those of us who have raised children know they make their own choices, some for good, some for bad.
My issue with the Vick thugs
My issue with the Vick thugs is that there are average people in our society that will have a felony conviction and not get the same special treatment the Vick thugs do. How many people do you know serve years in prison and are able to immediately go back to their old job? How many do you know are even able to get a decent job after a conviction?
stiffer sentence?
I don't see how adding 10 days to a sentence makes it "stiffer." And he gets to serve on weekends? If he is a criminal, prosecute him like one. All of the light sentences are what keep people committing crimes.
Here's the issue---THE JUDGES!
The judges keep giving him chance after chance and he keeps blowing them off. Now he gets a 30 day sentence and the judge lets him serve THAT on weekends. He has no respect for authority, the courts or the judges. Until someone quits giving him chances he's never going to learn! Cuff him and stuff him!
And Hokies
I am sure Hokies are proud to claim the Vick's as their own too
Va. Tech can name a building
Va. Tech can name a building after the Vick brother...Vick Hall. No, wait, that is the name of the UVa quarterback, wide receiver, cornerback, punt returner....Vic Hall. Forget that idea. :-)
HAHA
he gets a stiffer sentence upon appeal...too funny
these two must make their mother so proud
vick
im sure youve done many things your mother wouldnt b proud of....to include someones mother is so disrespectful...she raised two men who made bad choices as ADULTS....its easy to say things like that unseen but have a little respect trekkie...