But since you don't know who DFWRocket is, you shouldn't have a hard time believing he'd know. I'm not saying he does or he doesn't, but I don't know the person, so ...
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A crime is a crime...whether you still a box of twinkies or commit murder....certainly there a varying degrees to crimes though...but as I recall, it was quite the scandal back in Marv's heyday when these allegations came out...and as I recall he was convicted....yet he eventually made it back to the air...and does anybody even think about his past now...prob not...so I'm pretty certain Calvin will make it back on the air (though maybe not right away) if he's exonerated. If he's guilty...well that's a whole other story.
molestation involving incest is much different from what Marv Albert did. If he is found to be innocent though, I wont think of him any different, besides that he has almost populated a whole town on his own.
unfortunately i think you are right JV, even if acquitted the damage has been done to his basketball camp career.....
Said he is completely innocent. Was very emotional and teary eyed. Said he has had problems with his daughters recently stemming from money but nothing that should prompt such accusations. Hopes that once he is exonerated, he can resume his life's work of working with kids. That's about most of it.
thanks for the recap jw espn news usually repeats itself in the mornings and such when they have no more scores to report will his interview be on there over and over , was gonna try to catch it later if so.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpZmFlcXBpBF9TAzk1ODYxOTQ4BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap murphycharged&prov=ap&type=lgns Murphy on molestation charges: 'I did not do this' March 30, 2004 AP - Mar 29, 7:52 pm EST More Photos HOUSTON (AP) -- Former Houston Rockets star Calvin Murphy declared Tuesday ``I did not do this'' regarding charges that he molested five of his daughters. Murphy said the charges were ``money motivated,'' but declined to elaborate. ``Please don't jump to judgment,'' he said during a call-in program on KILT-AM in Houston. ``Give the system a chance to do its job, and then everything will come out to the light.'' Murphy was due to appear in court Wednesday on three counts of aggravated sexual assault and three counts of indecency with a child that were filed Monday. He is free on $90,000 bond. ``I did not do this,'' Murphy said, noting that he hadn't talked to the alleged victims in the case for ``quite some time.'' ``My family is divided right now, obviously, and there are a lot of mixed emotions going around,'' he said. Murphy also challenged a statement Monday by Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal that Murphy has a number of families around the country. ``I can assure you I have no other families,'' Murphy said, insisting that all 14 of his children are in the Houston area. ADVERTISEMENT According to court documents, the alleged abuse occurred in Harris County between May 1988 and April 1991 when the five girls were under 17. Murphy, a television analyst for the Rockets, was a star guard for the franchise from 1970 to 1983. The Hall of Fame sharpshooter, who at 5-foot-9 was known as the ``Pocket Rocket,'' shot 89 percent on free throws during his career and averaged 18 points per game. He has taken a leave of absence from his broadcasting duties. Murphy was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, and his retired number hangs from the rafters in Toyota Center.
I dont think that the Rockets would un-retire his number. He earned that spot due to his abilities on the court. What ever occurs in his personal life should not affect his basketball accomplishments.
Except that people aren't found "innocent." They're acquitted and found not guilty. In very, very, very rare incidents, you have a dismissal and an apology. It's not clear what exactly "beyond a reasonable doubt means..." but it certainly means that there's a gap between "I think (51%) he did it" and conviction. Hell, what if he's acquitted of criminal charges but found liable civilly? Would you want him representing the Rockets? I wouldn't. If I'm, say, 60% sure someone's a child molester... I wouldn't want him representing my company or in my neighborhood... but it wouldn't be legit to vote guilty. Usually if someone is charged, they did it. I know that's cynical, but it's true. Talk to a prosecutor about it sometime - there are many stages before you charge someone. The state just doesn't go around prosecuting people, generally, unless they're reasonably certain he did it. Before there's ever an indictment, the police conduct an investigation... refer it to a prosecutor... who weighs the evidence. Sometimes there's bias - but in a very small minority of cases.
thats not exactly true...a lot of times the state has to press charges if something it brought to their attention even though they dont think they will win...obviously different prosecutors have goals they want to reach and a lot of them try to reach them by trying these cases...
I've been serving on a grand jury (not Harris County) for the past few months. DA's sometimes present cases even when they have less than overwhelming evidence -- even when its a high profile case. Many times they can't afford not to. And grand juries have lower standards than trial juries. If nine out of twelve believe he probably did it, that's enough. Reasonable doubt doesn't apply to the grand jury. The Assistant DA who presents most of the cases to the grand jury I'm on said he once had a grand jury that would have indicted a ham sandwich, although he didn't say what they would have indicted it for. I'll wait for the outcome. I hope these charges aren't true. But most of all, I want the truth to come out.
