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Why is there a 2pm announcement on Jameis Winston case? Why does is it have to be a show? The system is a joke!

Completely agree.
 
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kuehnja said:
toryan smith ‏@ToryanSmith49 6m
Why is there a 2pm announcement on Jameis Winston case? Why does is it have to be a show? The system is a joke!

Completely agree.
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Because this prosecutor is a grandstander.

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Do you think they'd have a news conference to announce they're pressing charges? I don't. If they were, I believe they would just arrest him. Anyone else think the same?
 
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BobD said:
Do you think they'd have a news conference to announce they're pressing charges? I don't. If they were, I believe they would just arrest him. Anyone else think the same?
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Said the same. No charges will be pressed and Jameis will win the Heisman in a runaway.
 
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I guess that would be the preferred method for criminals. Have the DA announce on TV that they are going to press charges against you, before they have....... I believe they call that a head start.
 
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BobD said:
Do you think they'd have a news conference to announce they're pressing charges? I don't. If they were, I believe they would just arrest him. Anyone else think the same?
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I would say so. This whole thing is a cluster-foxtrot of an investigation from the word go.
 
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BobD said:
Do you think they'd have a news conference to announce they're pressing charges? I don't. If they were, I believe they would just arrest him. Anyone else think the same?
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If charges were going to be filed he wouldn't be able to discuss a criminal investigation and there would be no reason for a PC. I think they will get defensive about not pressing charges because of the reported comments of the officer to the alleged victim.
 
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You guys are probably right, and Yahoo quotes a couple of Fla. defense attorneys as agreeing. But he could call a presser and then have cops do the arrest at the same time. Here's what the defense lawyer says:

"Both Hobbs and another local defense attorney believe the calling of a press conference would be out of character for Meggs if he was planning on charging Winston. Meggs has been in office since 1985.

" 'My experience with Meggs' office has been that unlike some jurisdictions, he doesn't like the dramatic press conference where it is announced that 'law enforcement is arresting the suspect right now,' Hobbs told Yahoo Sports. 'In almost 15 years of practice I have never seen him do that in a high-profile case.' "
 
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I don't know why everyone is up in arms over this if he's going to say they're not pressing charges.

The public will want an explanation why and you will have to have a press release/press conference to provide that information. It's only natural to schedule it immediately.
 
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I don't know why everyone is up in arms over this if he's going to say they're not pressing charges.

The public will want an explanation why and you will have to have a press release/press conference to provide that information. It's only natural to schedule it immediately.
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That's what I was thinking too. If they don't charge him, the public will demand an explanation. So the press conference seems like the prudent thing to do.
 
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So there is a warrant...I'm not sure if they already had one or not. Could be a search warrant and not an arrest warrant, we will see.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BREAKING: Warrants say alleged victim in Winston case says she was raped in apartment after drinking at bar.</p>— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/statuses/408643036064006145">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Wow this is just awful. Will Ferrell was supposed to be making an appearance on ESPN as Ron Burgandy but its now cancelled be cause of the Wiston press conference.

Y! SPORTS

Also this was supposed to take place at 6pm. So the press conference is at 2pm, that means just get ready for at least 4 hours of post coverage for this.
 
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Wow this is just awful. Will Ferrell was supposed to be making an appearance on ESPN as Ron Burgandy but its now cancelled be cause of the Wiston press conference.

Y! SPORTS

Also this was supposed to take place at 6pm. So the press conference is at 2pm, that means just get ready for at least 4 hours of post coverage for this.
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Shit just got real...
 
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So there is a warrant...I'm not sure if they already had one or not. Could be a search warrant and not an arrest warrant, we will see.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BREAKING: Warrants say alleged victim in Winston case says she was raped in apartment after drinking at bar.</p>— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/statuses/408643036064006145">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It took me a couple times to get what you were saying here. If "warrantS" exist, that must mean that there will be an arrest, correct?
 
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ESPN is reporting them as the details of the search warrant from earlier in the investigation.
 
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FWIW....

just heard on the radio per "warrants that have been released today" the victim is unsure about some details...including fuzzy on the details on exactly where the alleged raped happened, and not totally sure of the perpetrator(this after the victim named Winston on the December 7th filed complaint). I heard this on the Jay Mohr radio show, they were speculating that no 'rape' charges are going to be announced since this newly released information seems to point to uncertainty in the victims case/story.
 
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TDHeysus said:
FWIW....

just heard on the radio per "warrants that have been released today" the victim is unsure about some details...including fuzzy on the details on exactly where the alleged raped happened, and not totally sure of the perpetrator(this after the victim named Winston on the December 7th filed complaint). I heard this on the Jay Mohr radio show, they were speculating that no 'rape' charges are going to be announced since this newly released information seems to point to uncertainty in the victims case/story.
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Smart to release that info just ahead of the press conference. Answering the questions before you step up and make the announcement that no charges will be filed.
 
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TDHeysus said:
FWIW....

just heard on the radio per "warrants that have been released today" the victim is unsure about some details...including fuzzy on the details on exactly where the alleged raped happened, and not totally sure of the perpetrator(this after the victim named Winston on the December 7th filed complaint). I heard this on the Jay Mohr radio show, they were speculating that no 'rape' charges are going to be announced since this newly released information seems to point to uncertainty in the victims case/story.
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Your time line is a bit off. She did not i.d. him in the Dec 7th complaint, she didn't identify him until Jan 10th. The complaint alleges she is fuzzy on details due to having 5-6 shots at a bar. Some details at the link

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/...ch-warrant-details-events-Jameis-Winston-case
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter">@SportsCenter</a>: BREAKING: Jameis Winston will not be charged in connection to sexual assault accusation source tells <a href="https://twitter.com/JCameronShow">@JCameronShow</a></p>— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/statuses/408666497372803072">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Not surprised at all they won't charge. I do find it strange the ESPN report states they could not secure an indictment. I thought there was enough to get an indictment, but not a conviction. Meggs has insisted he would not charge unless there was a reasonable likelihood of a conviction, which to me made today a foregone conclusion.

EDIT: The language I found strange has now been removed from the ESPN story. It read something along the lines of "the source said no charges would be filed because Meggs felt he could not secure an indictment."
 
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sfk324 said:
Not surprised at all they won't charge. I do find it strange the ESPN report states they could not secure an indictment. I thought there was enough to get an indictment, but not a conviction. Meggs has insisted he would not charge unless there was a reasonable likelihood of a conviction, which to me made today a foregone conclusion.
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the other thing i found strange was espn claims he can still be charged but will not be charged at this time. WTF!
 
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the other thing i found strange was espn claims he can still be charged but will not be charged at this time. WTF!
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Can you imagine the outrage if he won the Heisman and a national title... then got charged with rape? My god.
 
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