Broncos Cornerback Perrish Cox Wants Privacy in Court

by Troy Hufford on Mar 10, 2011 9:47 AM MST in Denver Broncos In Trouble With The Law

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According to an article from the National football post, Perrish Cox and his attorney (Harry Steinberg) would like the media and public to stay away from his sexual assault trial.

Steinberg says that the presence of reporters will "severely impact the defendant's right to trial by a fair and impartial jury. The release of such information creates a clear and present danger to the court's ability to conduct a fair and impartial trial. The media should be excluded from the preliminary hearing."

It seems like a fairly reasonable request to me, considering the fact that it's only a preliminary hearing, but a lawyer from the Denver Post has issued the following response:

"It has no basis in law. The defendant cannot possibly meet that standard, and that is why preliminary hearings are uniformly open, including that of Kobe Bryant."

-Steve Zansberg

A lot of people are going to wonder "What does Perrish have to hide that he doesn't want the media to find out?" To be honest, none of us know the answer to that question. Perhaps he fears defamation from a media maelstrom? Perhaps he is guilty and doesn't want people to know? Whatever the case may be, the media and the public are going to find out details to this case, eventually.

This case isn't going to just go away. I'm all for protecting a person's privacy and, for the record, I believe that Perrish Cox should be allowed privacy from the media at a time like this. On the other hand, privacy is not something that any NFL player has, in today's society. Perrish and his attorney are only delaying the inevitable. If he is innocent, we'll see Perrish on the football field in the fall (pending a CBA agreement). If he's guilty, we won't. Privacy or not, it won't take a lot of deductive power to figure that one out.

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It's understandable that he would want the media out.

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by SSinSD on Mar 10, 2011 10:20 AM MST reply actions

This is a tough one

Everyone’s hearings are open to the public, usually no one cares. Police departments and Prosecuters have been posting in the news for years lists of charges and defendants. This has gone to court before and lost. I do think it will taint any potential jury pool because the media will over-hype it.
To bad for him but I don’t believe they will get anything other than a possible relocate.

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by Sean in Pa. on Mar 10, 2011 10:27 AM MST reply actions

Agreed, but just because you have the right to go, doesn't mean you should.

Ya know? It’s just kind of a courtesy. I know that the journalists need to do their job and it’s a slow news month, but I don’t think it’s entirely outlandish to ask for a bit of privacy. When a ruling is issued then the DP can be all over it. That would be fine, IMO.

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by Troy Hufford on Mar 10, 2011 10:58 AM MST up reply actions

Posted that before I was done...

The problem with the media is they tend to editorialize and add bias to much of what is reported. I don’t blame him for wanting to exclude the media from his prelim. If he is innocent, which I figure he may very well be, the media will try and convict him long before the courts will. As many of us know there are a lot of folks out there who believe what they read. When this trai is over and he is found innocent, the damage to his name will be done. What recourse will he have? The woman involved in this case is not exactly a woman of high charactor and it’s hard to beieve it’s come this far.

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by SSinSD on Mar 10, 2011 10:28 AM MST reply actions

its not actually

from what I have gathered she is out to make a name for herself and in her quote “Anyways I can with anything I needs to” She may get her fame but it may be short lived and therefore she is shortsighted. If Perrish is found innocent (as my personal opinion tends to lean with the facts I have seen, not the assumptions) She will get a label she may not like in “gold digger” or worse!

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by Jon Tollerud on Mar 10, 2011 10:52 AM MST up reply actions

Why is it

That only the Broncos get gold diggers? I don’t think that one gold digger took her talents to South Beach to be with Marshal. The Broncos should add some sort of dating agency for rookies so that when they come in we can hook them up with some of the best ladies Denver has to offer.

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by BosnianBronco on Mar 10, 2011 1:51 PM MST reply actions

What you want and what you get are not the same Parrish

Sorry bub, but you will have to deal. There is no precedent for this just based on him wanting it that way. Unless he has a better reason than “I think it will hurt me in court”, he’s out of luck.

This is the price you pay for being a professional athlete…if you get in trouble, everyone will have their nose stuck up all in your bidness. Don’t date gold-diggers and be involved in things that might make you “look bad”.

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by sadaraine on Mar 10, 2011 1:56 PM MST reply actions