5 More Spartans arraigned, attorney formally uses "but Juwannn" defense.

Submitted by GoBlue96 on December 2nd, 2022 at 1:17 PM

Five Michigan State players were arraigned Friday on misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an altercation in the Michigan Stadium tunnel following the Michigan-Michigan State game in late October.

The players, redshirt sophomore Itayvion Brown, junior Angelo Grose, redshirt junior Justin White, senior Brandon Wright and freshman Zion Young all received $10,000 personal-recognizance bonds, and are scheduled to appear for a pretrial Dec. 15 before Karen Quinlan Valvo, chief judge of the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor.

The players and their lawyers appeared virtually before Judge Tamara Garwood of 15th Judicial District Court.

Garwood ordered that the players could have contact with each other only for football purposes. Outside of football purposes, they must have their lawyers present. Garwood also ordered that the players have no contact with the Michigan football team, Michigan football coaches or the University of Michigan, an order that didn't sit well with defense lawyers, calling it essentially a ban from visiting Ann Arbor.

"I don't remember coach Juwan Howard being prevented from contacting the University of Wisconsin. I'm just a little troubled by the heavy-handedness of it, Judge. But that is your right."

Howard, Michigan's basketball coach, was suspended for the final five games of last regular season following an incident in which he slapped a Wisconsin coach following a game in Madison.

Howard did not face legal charges.

"Juwan Howard did not come in front of me," Garwood said in response to Fink. "Had he come in front of me, had that happened here and he was in front of me, he likely would've ended up with similar conditions."

 

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2022/12/02/michigan-state-spartans-football-players-arraigned-michigan-tunnel/69695631007/

 

 

MGlobules

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:29 PM ^

Fuck the judge, too, then. But if it's me looking for a lawyer after I go ham on another team's player in the tunnel of their stadium, I DON'T look for some tinhorn weenie who's gonna turn my case into a circus. That's just me, though. 

2Blue4You

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:31 PM ^

Goodness, it is hard to keep up.  They are mad at the blue wall media, they are mad at the prosecutor, they are mad at Harbaugh, they are mad at the national media, our fans are not nice and arrogant, but Juwan, they are mad at the tunnel, they are mad their players were suspended 4 games, they are mad they are not going to a bowl.

What can we, the fans, do to help our little brethren cope with all of this madness?

Kermits Blue Key

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:32 PM ^

Theses motherfuckers are going from cliche to cartoon levels of grievance manufacturing. It’s hard to believe that people in positions of power are speaking some of these words. I’m embarrassed for them.

Kilgore Trout

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:51 PM ^

Honestly, the whole thing is truly nuts. I think Seth said it best. "Culture of grievance." There was a guy last night who replied to at least 8 national writers who posted, not always about Michigan, "when are you going to cover the #michigancoverup?" I honestly hope that guy has someone in his life who can say, "dude, you have lost all perspective. Take a step back and find something else to do."

cobra14

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:33 PM ^

Hahaha. Did Juwan get charges filed on him? Do people not understand the person assaulted has to agree to charges being filed?

HighBeta

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:36 PM ^

And so the legal process slowly grinds on. If they didn't want to be in this legal meat grinder, they should have kept "their hands to themselves" (helmets too).

Spartys? This is what happens when you behave the way you did. Deal with it.

lhglrkwg

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:41 PM ^

MSU broadly has a culture problem. From top to bottom its like this. I feel like America at large doesnt appreciate it because nobody notices MSU that much outside of Michigan but the whole gang has this Disrespeck syndrome

Blue Vet

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:45 PM ^

Not living in Michigan anymore, I wonder if the grievance collectors represent the MSU fan base generally or if it's just fringe crackpots.

Normally I'd interpret it as crackpots but when its leaders make the same ridiculous mouth noises, it looks to be spread generally.

I posted earlier about my disappointment in Izzo. I'd discounted most of his whining as more rivalry stuff than real, as much about me in the rivalry as about him. But to absolve attacks on human beings and attempt to switch blame isn't the action of a leader or person of character, it's demonstration of a lack of character. 

FreddieMercuryHayes

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:46 PM ^

What the ever living heck is wrong with these people.  Serious cult feel.  Like how is whatever happened with Juwan Howard applicable to this at all?  Is this attorney for real?  It's like a cartoon attorney thought up just to please message board people and those who are way to online.  

crg

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:50 PM ^

Howard has no bearing on this *criminal* case.  Different circumstances.  Different jurisdiction.  Different state.  Different severity.

If the attorney wants to argue about punishment from the Big Ten, he may have a claim (though unlikely since Howard was similarly suspended).  This is borderline malpractice to use a legal defense.

CRISPed in the DIAG

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:49 PM ^

The attorney is merely making comments meant to satiate the majority of his EL clientele and friends. IANAL, but it seems professionally reckless to make flippant comments like that in front of a judge.

dickdastardly

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:50 PM ^

Their attorney is damn idiot for invoking Howard. I wish the Judge had lectured him that that isn't a valid excuse and, as an attorney, he should be ashamed for using it.

FlexUM

December 2nd, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^

This cannot be a real attorney. From that letter to every thing that comes out of his mouth he sounds like Uncle Rico from napoleon dynamite