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Report: Manziel indicted on misdemeanor assault charge
Posted by Mike Florio on April 24, 2016
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Johnny Manziel officially has one more hurdle to overcome before getting back to the NFL, if he decides that he wants to get back to the NFL.
According to KRLD-AM in Dallas, sources in in the Dallas County District Attorney’s office say that Manziel has been indicted on a charge of misdemeanor assault with bodily injury.
The incident occurred in late January between Manziel and his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley.
The indictment occurred even though, per KRLD-AM, a settlement has been reached between Manziel and Crowley. Typically, a civil settlement in cases involving potential criminal charges will result, directly or indirectly, in a short-circuiting of the criminal case.
It’s unknown whether Crowley testified before the grand jury. It’s possible that the evidence was strong enough to indict Manziel without her testimony. The real question would then be whether a conviction can be obtained without her testimony.
Report: Manziel indicted on misdemeanor assault charge
Posted by Mike Florio on April 24, 2016
Johnny Manziel officially has one more hurdle to overcome before getting back to the NFL, if he decides that he wants to get back to the NFL.
According to KRLD-AM in Dallas, sources in in the Dallas County District Attorney’s office say that Manziel has been indicted on a charge of misdemeanor assault with bodily injury.
The incident occurred in late January between Manziel and his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley.
The indictment occurred even though, per KRLD-AM, a settlement has been reached between Manziel and Crowley. Typically, a civil settlement in cases involving potential criminal charges will result, directly or indirectly, in a short-circuiting of the criminal case.
It’s unknown whether Crowley testified before the grand jury. It’s possible that the evidence was strong enough to indict Manziel without her testimony. The real question would then be whether a conviction can be obtained without her testimony.