Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for illegal gun possession, Brooklyn's district attorney announced Monday.
Telfair, 34, was convicted in April of one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which stemmed from an arrest in January 2017. Police found firearms including a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, a ballistic vest and marijuana inside a vehicle Telfair was driving during a traffic stop in Brooklyn.
"This defendant exercised his right to a jury trial and was found guilty of possessing an illegal firearm," district attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement. "The mandator y prison sentence he received today is required by law and he has now been held accountable for the unlawful conduct."
Telfair was a first-round draft pick in 2004. He started with the Portland Trail Blazers and spent time with the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves and other teams before ending his career in China in 2014.
Telfair was also arrested in 2007 after a traffic stop when police found a loaded handgun in the vehicle. He pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon and was sentenced to three years of probation in that case.
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Sebastian Telfair sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
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I remember some dopes in the old Rube Chat thought he was the Pups long term answer at PG after watchin him play ONE GAME!
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Why does Sebastian need all these loaded weapons? I don't understand. That dude always had some demons. Can we get these automatic weapons and guns in general off these streets?
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People should not go to jail for merely owning and/or carrying a firearm, but it looks like he wasn't lucky enough to land a libertarian on his jury.
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Damn. I kind of liked him.
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I liked Bassy too.
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Any illegal drug plus gun present equals jail. Keep them separate and you stay out of jail with one or the other in your car.
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But he can't shoot
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Seems like a rather harsh sentence. I wonder what they offered before the jury trial as a deal? Most of the time there is more to the story.
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Re: Sebastian Telfair sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
Harsh? He got the minimum for what he was charged with.
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fonz, he exercised his right to a jury trial...there was a jury trial.
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Seems exsessive.
Not like he used the gun. But shouldve known better with his priors and or rules of the state.
Not like he used the gun. But shouldve known better with his priors and or rules of the state.
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I don't have names, but there were a few. Some were saying he's a better player than Marbury.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:46 pmWho? I seriously don't remember anyone who thought he was a long term answer.
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I don't think we thought he was an MVP type player, but the guy was a HS phenom, and showed flashes. I forget what his main issue was (Defense I assume?) but guy had as much potential as anybody in the league.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:15 pmI don't have names, but there were a few. Some were saying he's a better player than Marbury.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:46 pmWho? I seriously don't remember anyone who thought he was a long term answer.
Those were the same who thought G Green was going to be great too after the cupcake dunk.
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Huh? What the fuck are you talking about? My statement was clear. No person should go to prison for merely owning a firearm, a juror should nullify any jury in such instances where these types of charges are brought. Period. If you disagree fine, that is why we have juries, but it has nothing to do with my reading comprehension. Richard.Vendetta11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:51 pmApparently you didn't read into why he was sentenced... Reading and comprehension is your friend.
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If it was merely owning, I don't believe he would have. Possibly the loaded and was he carrying concealed?SO_MONEY wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:00 pmHuh? What the fuck are you talking about? My statement was clear. No person should go to prison for merely owning a firearm, a juror should nullify any jury in such instances where these types of charges are brought. Period. If you disagree fine, that is why we have juries, but it has nothing to do with my reading comprehension. Richard.Vendetta11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:51 pmApparently you didn't read into why he was sentenced... Reading and comprehension is your friend.
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They said it was a semi automatic rifle with drugs and a ballistics vest. That's obviously not a registered weapon and those aren't good things to pair with it.Catalyst wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:03 pmIf it was merely owning, I don't believe he would have. Possibly the loaded and was he carrying concealed?SO_MONEY wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:00 pmHuh? What the fuck are you talking about? My statement was clear. No person should go to prison for merely owning a firearm, a juror should nullify any jury in such instances where these types of charges are brought. Period. If you disagree fine, that is why we have juries, but it has nothing to do with my reading comprehension. Richard.Vendetta11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:51 pm
Apparently you didn't read into why he was sentenced... Reading and comprehension is your friend.
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I thought his defense was okay. I could be wrong but he was a fairly high steals guy. Pretty good passer. He couldn't shoot. I think that was his biggest weakness from what I remember.TrueBlue wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:38 pmI don't think we thought he was an MVP type player, but the guy was a HS phenom, and showed flashes. I forget what his main issue was (Defense I assume?) but guy had as much potential as anybody in the league.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:15 pmI don't have names, but there were a few. Some were saying he's a better player than Marbury.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:46 pm
Who? I seriously don't remember anyone who thought he was a long term answer.
Those were the same who thought G Green was going to be great too after the cupcake dunk.
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That is all part of owning. I see no victim created by it being loaded or concealed. In other words I don't believe there is such a thing as unlawful (illegal) possession of a firearm. That is my opinion on it.Catalyst wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:03 pmIf it was merely owning, I don't believe he would have. Possibly the loaded and was he carrying concealed?SO_MONEY wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:00 pmHuh? What the fuck are you talking about? My statement was clear. No person should go to prison for merely owning a firearm, a juror should nullify any jury in such instances where these types of charges are brought. Period. If you disagree fine, that is why we have juries, but it has nothing to do with my reading comprehension. Richard.Vendetta11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:51 pm
Apparently you didn't read into why he was sentenced... Reading and comprehension is your friend.
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