Just another episode in Days of our Laker Lives. Always good for some negative story. This one is made for TV. Enquiring minds want to know about Kobe, NBA star. Thankful Kobe happy Michael got popped or he would be all alone. Not guilty, no surprise there. Going to trial, this could be ugly. And then the civil trial. I think the price of sex went up to 25 mil a minute. Pathetic...OF
OF---I agree with ya 100% Yet NO_ONE knows except those two. How in the world can a woman (who has been raped) have sex with someone immediately after! Then again does she have both oars in the water? The civil suit --ie MONEY is what she wants. I hope she does not get a penny, unless the facts speak otherwise!
In these days of lawsuit happy people and crooked lawyers getting rich....
Nobody with any money or fame should EVER be caught alone with ANYONE.
They should have kicked this out of court a long time ago. Not saying Kobe is a saint... Just based on the gal's background she has NO CASE. But what do they do... rule that some of that is not admissable.
Crazy world we live in. YES, Kobe has money, but all this shit is about is the lawyers and the system getting richer and getting more publicity!
Nobody with any money or fame should EVER be caught alone with ANYONE.
They should have kicked this out of court a long time ago. Not saying Kobe is a saint... Just based on the gal's background she has NO CASE. But what do they do... rule that some of that is not admissable.
Crazy world we live in. YES, Kobe has money, but all this shit is about is the lawyers and the system getting richer and getting more publicity!
EAGLE, Colo. -- Nearly 11 months after his arrest, NBA star Kobe Bryant pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a rape charge that could land him in prison for life.
Standing impassively before state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle, Bryant said only four words during his brief arraignment.
"Yes sir," he said, bending slightly to speak into a microphone when asked if he understood the charge and potential penalty. Asked for his plea, he answered "not guilty" and sat down shortly afterward.
The judge adjourned the hearing moments later, saying he expected to set a trial date during a May 27 hearing. Bryant left with plenty of time to fly back to Los Angeles for Tuesday night's playoff game against San Antonio.
The parents of the 19-year-old accuser watched the arraignment from the gallery, sitting about 20 feet from the Los Angeles Lakers star. As they walked out of the courtroom, they smiled and nodded at acquaintances.
The woman, who made a surprise appearance Monday to watch pretrial arguments, was not in attendance Tuesday.
Bryant, 25, has said he had consensual sex with the woman last summer at the Vail-area resort where she worked. If convicted of felony sexual assault, the married father of one would face four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation.
Ruckriegle chose to read Bryant the formal charge and penalties even though defense attorney Pamela Mackey waived Bryant's right to hear the details.
The last time Bryant spoke in open court was Aug. 6, when he said "No, sir" when asked whether he objected to giving up his right to have a preliminary hearing within 30 days.
The trial must be set within six months unless Bryant waives that right. Both sides have told the judge they think a trial would take two to three weeks.
Key issues remain unresolved before there can be a trial.
Earlier Tuesday, attorneys argued behind closed doors on a defense motion to use the accuser's sexual history against her. The defense contends injuries found during a hospital examination could have been caused by other sexual partners.
The defense also wants Bryant's statements to authorities, a T-shirt stained with the woman's blood and Bryant's hospital exam barred as evidence because of alleged missteps by authorities.
The quick pace of this week's pretrial hearing prompted the cancellation of a court session scheduled for Wednesday.
AP NEWS
Standing impassively before state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle, Bryant said only four words during his brief arraignment.
"Yes sir," he said, bending slightly to speak into a microphone when asked if he understood the charge and potential penalty. Asked for his plea, he answered "not guilty" and sat down shortly afterward.
The judge adjourned the hearing moments later, saying he expected to set a trial date during a May 27 hearing. Bryant left with plenty of time to fly back to Los Angeles for Tuesday night's playoff game against San Antonio.
The parents of the 19-year-old accuser watched the arraignment from the gallery, sitting about 20 feet from the Los Angeles Lakers star. As they walked out of the courtroom, they smiled and nodded at acquaintances.
The woman, who made a surprise appearance Monday to watch pretrial arguments, was not in attendance Tuesday.
Bryant, 25, has said he had consensual sex with the woman last summer at the Vail-area resort where she worked. If convicted of felony sexual assault, the married father of one would face four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation.
Ruckriegle chose to read Bryant the formal charge and penalties even though defense attorney Pamela Mackey waived Bryant's right to hear the details.
The last time Bryant spoke in open court was Aug. 6, when he said "No, sir" when asked whether he objected to giving up his right to have a preliminary hearing within 30 days.
The trial must be set within six months unless Bryant waives that right. Both sides have told the judge they think a trial would take two to three weeks.
Key issues remain unresolved before there can be a trial.
Earlier Tuesday, attorneys argued behind closed doors on a defense motion to use the accuser's sexual history against her. The defense contends injuries found during a hospital examination could have been caused by other sexual partners.
The defense also wants Bryant's statements to authorities, a T-shirt stained with the woman's blood and Bryant's hospital exam barred as evidence because of alleged missteps by authorities.
The quick pace of this week's pretrial hearing prompted the cancellation of a court session scheduled for Wednesday.
AP NEWS
The genetic equivalent of Kobe in Muslim societies has 30 wives and 120 children. In America he gets the book thrown at him by feminist prudes by day who dream of his big schlong by night but know they'll never get anything close to it.
This, my friends, is why America is on the path to doom.
This, my friends, is why America is on the path to doom.
