Michael Vick Sentenced to 23 Months, Deception Added to the Punishment
December 10, 2007 by David Kindervater
Filed under Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison today. That’s longer than two co-defendants because he lied about his involvement when he was supposed to be coming clean to the judge who would decide his fate. He received a harsher sentence than the others in the federal conspiracy case because of “less than truthful” statements about killing pit bulls. Michael said he accepted responsibility for his actions, but U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson said he wasn’t so sure. I’m not so sure, either. Despite his early surrender, a public apology and …read more
