Moses Guthrie
Years ago

Sentence to match Larry Bird's jersey

From the "what the" file .....

OKLAHOMA CITY - A man got a prison term longer than prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed to  all because of Larry Bird.

The lawyers reached a plea agreement Tuesday for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird's jersey number 33.
"He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey," Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott said Wednesday. "We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be.

"I've never seen anything like this in 26 years in the courthouse. But, I know the DA is happy about it."

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5009658

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40th Street Black  
Years ago

He should have asked for Robert Parish's number.

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Isaac  
Years ago

Lucky he wasn't an Artest fan though. I admire him. 30 years wipes out his life anyway. Why not do something amusing and get some worldwide press?

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MM  
Years ago

Personally I would have asked for Chris Blakemore's number

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