Judge Refuses To Dismiss League of Legends Terrorist Threat Case
A judge has ruled that the case against Justin Carter, the League of Legends player arrested for making "terroristic threats," will proceed.
It won't be a very happy holiday for Justin Carter, the League of Legends player who was arrested in February for making "terroristic threats" on Facebook following a match. His lawyer had filed a motion to dismiss but yesterday a judge denied the motion, meaning that the case against him will proceed.
Carter's freed on bail [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/125507-League-of-Legends-Player-Faces-Eight-Years-For-Terroristic-Threats].
Despite the setback, hope remains; Carter's lawyer, Don Flanary, told Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/jailed-league-player-will-try-to-get-case-dismissed-nex-817812433] in July that even if the court in Comal County, Texas refuses to dismiss the case, there are "many other avenues to take it up on appeal." Even so, it has to be a crushing disappointment, as the teen is facing up to eight years in prison if convicted.
Carter's next court date has not been set.
Source: KENS5.com [http://www.kens5.com/news/texas-news/Case-against-teen-accused-of-making-terroristic-threats-to-proceed-237068591.html]
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A judge has ruled that the case against Justin Carter, the League of Legends player arrested for making "terroristic threats," will proceed.
It won't be a very happy holiday for Justin Carter, the League of Legends player who was arrested in February for making "terroristic threats" on Facebook following a match. His lawyer had filed a motion to dismiss but yesterday a judge denied the motion, meaning that the case against him will proceed.
Carter's freed on bail [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/125507-League-of-Legends-Player-Faces-Eight-Years-For-Terroristic-Threats].
Despite the setback, hope remains; Carter's lawyer, Don Flanary, told Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/jailed-league-player-will-try-to-get-case-dismissed-nex-817812433] in July that even if the court in Comal County, Texas refuses to dismiss the case, there are "many other avenues to take it up on appeal." Even so, it has to be a crushing disappointment, as the teen is facing up to eight years in prison if convicted.
Carter's next court date has not been set.
Source: KENS5.com [http://www.kens5.com/news/texas-news/Case-against-teen-accused-of-making-terroristic-threats-to-proceed-237068591.html]
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