Guide Note
Virginia prosecutors say the state trial of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick will be postponed until Vick is finished serving his federal sentence on dogfighting charges.
On December 10, 2007, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison plus 3 years probation on federal charges.
Fast Facts
- Vick serving 23 month federal sentence in Kansas prison for dogfighting
- July 18, 2007: Vick indicted
- August 20, 2007: Pleads guilty
- December 10, 2007: Sentenced
- Co-defendants will also face state trials in Virginia
- Vick's original state trial was scheduled for June 27, 2008
Too Costly
Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney Gerald Poindexter says with Vick and his co-defendants serving out their federal sentences in other states bringing them to trial before those terms are up "isn't worth the expense."1 Poindexter says law enforcement officers would have to escort Vick and the others to and from the state trials to their various prisons in Kansas, New Jersey and Oklahoma.1
Vick co-defendant Tony Taylor has finished his sentence and has been released from prison. His state trial was expected to begin on July 26, 2008.2
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