A question for attorneys here...
 

Pac Man Jones is going to plead no contest to disorderly conduct for firing a gun at three separate people in Vegas in exchange for a suspended jail sentence, according to this story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071114/...bn_pacman_plea

If he wasn't a pro athlete, I'd wager that he would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for something more like attempted murder.

How is it possible for this reprobate to get such lenient treatment?

I'm not a criminal attorney, but from what I hear, it's not only athletes that get breaks like that, but normal people as well. It's probably standard procedure for his situation.