e16bball Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Soko said: Not familiar with Texas law, but also googled: Qualifies as assault under 22.01 “recklessly causes bodily injury to another”. Upgraded to aggravated under 22.02 3b “is in a motor vehicle” and “is reckless as to whether the vehicle is occupied”. That’s not really how it works, though. The section you’re referencing in 22.02(b)(3)(B) is a penalty enhancement that only applies to people discharging firearms from motor vehicles. This incident is only an aggravated assault if he caused “serious bodily injury” or “uses or exhibits a deadly weapon.” I haven’t followed the story to know the full extent of the injuries, but a car (in this context, when it’s not intended to be used as a weapon) is typically not going to be considered a deadly weapon. Assuming the injuries are just what was initially reported, aggravated assault feels like an overcharge to me. Tough to get prosecutors to not do that on these high visibility cases, though. Edited April 10 by e16bball 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 minutes ago, CriminalMind said: Without the womyn on the side, it’s not street racing Whoa bro. It's 2024. Fify. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggust Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Innocent until proven guilty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, e16bball said: That’s not really how it works, though. The section you’re referencing in 22.02(b)(3)(B) is a penalty enhancement that only applies to people discharging firearms from motor vehicles. This incident is only an aggravated assault if he caused “serious bodily injury” or “uses or exhibits a deadly weapon.” I haven’t followed the story to know the full extent of the injuries, but a car (in this context, when it’s not intended to be used as a weapon) is typically not going to be considered a deadly weapon. Assuming the injuries are just what was initially reported, aggravated assault feels like an overcharge to me. Tough to get prosecutors to not do that on these high visibility cases, though. Ah yes, thanks for clarification. The website I was reading it off of + my own confusion made it unclear. I’m not sure what standard procedure is in Texas, but by definition, the vehicle could pretty easily be identified as a deadly weapon in this case. “Anything that in the manner of its use … is capable of causing serious bodily injury or death.” No idea what speeds they were going at. But I think it’s not much of a leap to wager that speeding/racing sports cars can cause SBI/death in “the manner of their use”. Edited April 11 by Soko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 We know the Chiefs have pull and sway over local government in Missouri, but do they wield similar power in Texas to get Rice off the hook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 58 minutes ago, RuskieTitan said: We know the Chiefs have pull and sway over local government in Missouri, but do they wield similar power in Texas to get Rice off the hook? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Jakuvious said: Odd batch of charges. Nothing for the marijuana, nothing for street racing. Aggravated assault seems like an odd choice, comparatively. Not what I expected, and I don't honestly know if that means it's harsher or more lenient. It's harsher. They often charge the highest and the jury usually wittles it down to a lesser offense. Told ya before, I wasn't going to be surprised if he was toasted for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 14 minutes ago, ronjon1990 said: It's harsher. They often charge the highest and the jury usually wittles it down to a lesser offense. Told ya before, I wasn't going to be surprised if he was toasted for this. He’s got no priors, that goes a long way here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 19 minutes ago, ronjon1990 said: It's harsher. They often charge the highest and the jury usually wittles it down to a lesser offense. Grand jury probably already met. Doubt this goes to trial, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 hours ago, Soggust said: Innocent until proven guilty! In Texas? Hope you like fried Rice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissooner49er Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 13 hours ago, Soggust said: Innocent until proven guilty! No pictures or video were taken, right? Right? Hmmmmmm...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagahide13 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 JPA is truly a trash "reporter". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 How much are the Chiefs going to give Cincy for Tee? Rashee might be going to jail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakuvious Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 15 minutes ago, BobbyPhil1781 said: How much are the Chiefs going to give Cincy for Tee? Rashee might be going to jail There is no universe in which the Bengals would trade us Higgins. Same with the 49ers and Aiyuk. The Steelers didn't even want to give us Diontae Johnson for fear of helping the competition lol. No chance a team actually competing with us will. Though yeah, Rice probably needs to serve time at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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