Newz Forum: FOOTBALL: Jamal Lewis pleads not guilty through lawyers

ATLANTA (AP) - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis did not appear at his arraignment Friday, but his lawyers entered a not guilty plea on charges in an expanded drug conspiracy indictment.

Lawyers for Lewis and co-defendant Angelo Jackson showed up 40 minutes before the morning hearing was to begin and asked the court to start early, said Andy Burns, courtroom deputy to U.S. Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill. Jackson appeared and pleaded not guilty.
Lewis, already facing federal drug conspiracy charges issued in February, was hit Aug. 17 with an extra charge of attempting to possess coc aine.

The charge was included in a superseding indictment, a common move in complicated cases where the government refines its original accusations. Jackson was already facing the attempted coc aine possession charge.

Lewis, 24, is accused of trying to broker a coc aine deal in the summer of 2000 for Jackson, 26. The two men grew up in the same area of Atlanta. Their trial is set for Nov. 1.

i thought that you had to show up to the court cases.

It's just the arraignnment, not the actual trial. You can waive your arraignment.

ooo i see, i wonder how many games he is going to miss cause of this.

I'm hoping a few, since i have Chester Taylor in a couple fantasy leagues...

So you can gain those extra points. Nice thinking gibbs

Hey, you gotta root for your players

Chester had a huge game last night 10 carriers for 117 yards and 2 TD's

Originally posted by Ben
Chester had a huge game last night 10 carriers for 117 yards and 2 TD's

CAn I get those points for the first week of our league??

a lot of backups and such are having a solid pre-season I saw that joey Harrington is having a solid preseason as well.

good, I have him in the league with my cousins!