Per Dragovic's Attorney: Charges Have Been Dropped
by Nestor on Mar 15, 2010 5:10 PM PDT
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As mentioned in the fanshot earlier today this is good news just not for Dragovic but also for the basketball program. Again, many of us have gone on record saying regardless of how the allegations turn out, Howland should have kept him off the court so he could have addressed his legal issues first, before coming back on the hoops court. That doesn't mean we were rooting against him in the legal arena (or on the basketball court).
What we are not going to appreciate though is people coming over here to attack this community over this news. The rules concerning BN are pretty clear.
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Likely he is guilty of poor judgment
on and off the court. Off the court, this poor judgment got him charged with a felony, twice. On the court the problem may be that he did not pay any price. By not punishing him for failure to make an effort on D or for not thinking on O, CBH hurt Rago as well as the team.
Hopefully, Rago will shape up for the rest of his life there will be no coach or university protecting him.
Our comment about ...
… we were of course kidding. Seriously if this news is true (haven’t seen anything on LA Times) it is great news. Can’t imagine something like this hanging over someone’s head.
Great news for all concerned
Glad to hear ND is avoiding any more court time.
Were the charges dropped because
someone passed them to him and he missed?
Timing
Doesn’t anyone else find the timing of this amazingly suspect? Seriously. Drago gets arrested immediately before the season and then is cleared immediately AFTER the season? This was not a complex case – I imagine they had all their facts months ago. Maybe the prosecutor assigned to the case went to USC???
LOL
At this:
Maybe the prosecutor assigned to the case went to USC???
I am pretty sure the DA did. What I don’t get is why couldn’t Dragovic’s attorney (and UCLA) insist on a speedy investigation and resolution to this.
Didn't they move for a delay until after the season
I thought Dragovic’s attorney made that call. Made me a bit uncomfortable at the time.
Not sure who moved for the delay
It was just reported that it was not going to take place at least after the season. So yeah … didn’t make sense to me at all. If I were UCLA, I would have pushed hard for a speedy investigation and resolution (and keep Dragovic suspended for that duration).
given the eventual finding
“not enough evidence to proceed”, how easy is it to get a speedy resolution? Not being a lawyer or prosecutor, a rapid decision that there was not enough evidence might seem hasty to me.
If Coach were a prosecutor, I am sure he would advise his investigators
“Be quick but don’t hurry”
by britishbruin on Mar 16, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
though if 'no evidence to proceed'
means ‘evidence suggests this was no big deal’, that is another story.
by britishbruin on Mar 16, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't really say
not enough info and a lawyer will tell you he can’t speculate and then, likely do so. For example, it could be as simple as the “victim(s)” changed their testimony (or decided not to testify) or lacking any physical evidence it became a case of dueling eyewitnesses.
But I think UCLA handled it okay/well. Remember the Duke-Lacrosse case? The entire Duke faculty threw the whole Lacrosse team under the bus after a prosecutor trying to score political points in a tough re-election campaign went after three players based on unreliable (and later proven to be completely fabricated) testimony from a person with a history of mental trouble. The prosecutor wanted to prove he was tough and going after the perceived “rich arrogant” white kids of Duke university was popular in the local community. Unfortunately Duke agreed and disbanded the entire team. Later the prosecutor was disbarred and the team reinstated.
That is why I said Nikola probably used bad judgment (like the Duke kids did at the party) but may well of been guilty of no crime. UCLA used okay/good judgment in not banning Nikola or punishing him pending the case.
Again I am speculating way too much but I think it was handled okay by UCLA and DG, better than CBH handled Nikola’s playing time.
Conspiracies!!
Los Angeles District Attorney, The Honorable Steve Cooley:
A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Cooley obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Law Center.
Maybe they own more than the police!
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
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