Vick Tests Positive for Marijuana
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RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge placed tighter restrictions on Michael Vick today after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback tested positive for marijuana.
Because of the result, Judge Henry Hudson of U.S. District Court placed special conditions on Vick’s release, including restricting him to his home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. with electronic monitoring and ordering him to submit to random drug testing.
The urine sample was submitted September 13, according to a document by a federal probation officer that was filed in U.S. District Court today.
Vick, who has admitted bankrolling a dogfighting operation on property he owns in Surry County in his written federal plea, is scheduled for sentencing December 10. He faces up to five years in prison.
Because Vick violated the conditions of his release, Judge Hudson could take that into consideration during sentencing, a criminal procedure expert and professor of law at the College of William and Mary, Linda Malone, said.
“Every judge considers pretty seriously if they feel that the defendant has flaunted the conditions for release,” Malone said.
“It’s certainly not a smart thing to do.”
