[Husker] Old news question

[Steve Reichenbach]

Less than two weeks after the incident, he pled no contest to misdemeaor
trespassing and assault, crimes but not felonies, for which he later
was sentenced to probation.  Apparently, he was reinstated after being
put on probation.  It is my recollection that the quick legal resolution
was a factor in Phillips' attempt to rehabilitate.

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/20/sports/sports-people-college-football-huskers-phillips-pleads-no-contest.html?src=pm

> Hey Listers, sorry to dredge up a sore subject but a friend of mine
> was razzing me the other day about Lawrence Phillips and how he was
> able to play even though he was convicted of a felony back in 1995, but
> I am quite sure that even though he was a thug and did some pretty bad
> stuff, the judicial process for the incident in question had not been
> completed yet during that season- am I correct in remembering it that
> way? I am not saying it was handled right or wrong, but I do get tired
> of folks around here bashing Dr. Tom for things that are sometimes
> misreported. Was Phillips already found guilty of anything when
> reinstated by Osborne?