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Retired NBA player Jayson Williams leaves jail
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has been released from Rikers Island jail after serving eight months of his one-year sentence for drunken driving.

Retired NBA star Williams released from NYC jail (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has been released from Rikers Island jail after serving eight months of his one-year sentence for drunken driving.

Jayson Williams released from NYC jail
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has been released from Rikers Island jail after serving eight months of his one-year sentence for drunken driving.

Williams known as 'Moses' of jail
Jailed former NBA star Jayson Williams has transformed himself into a churchgoing mentor to other prisoners at Rikers Island — earning him the nickname "The Moses of Rikers."

Jayson Williams set to transfer to Rikers Island
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is preparing to move from a prison in rural New Jersey to New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.

Williams' estranged wife joins reality show
Jayson Williams' estranged wife, Tanya Young Williams, has joined the cast of VH1's "Basketball Wives: L.A.," the New York Post reported Sunday.

Jayson Williams pleads guilty in DWI case


Jailed Williams to face NYC DWI case (AP)
Jayson Williams is already in prison for accidentally killing a limo driver, but the former NBA star still is contending with another criminal case. Williams has a Manhattan court date Friday in a drunken-driving case stemming from a car wreck a week before his January guilty plea in the driver's 2002 death.

Williams gets one-year sentence for DWI
Jayson Williams is already in prison for accidentally killing a limo driver, but the former NBA star still is contending with another criminal case.

Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams guilty of DWI, gets year
Former NBA star Jayson Williams has admitted he was driving drunk when he crashed his SUV into a tree in New York City.

Man who hid former NBA star Jayson Williams' bloody clothes sentenced
A man who admitted hiding former NBA star Jayson Williams' bloody clothes after a hired driver was killed at the basketball player's New Jersey mansion has been sentenced to a year of probation.

Jayson Williams' lawyer asks court to toss DWI case
Former NBA star Jayson Williams had done nothing illegal and was just sitting in his wrecked car when police arrested him on drunken-driving charges earlier this year, a defense lawyer said Monday.

Jayson Williams sentenced to 5 years on plea deal in shooting death of limo driver
Former NBA star Jayson Williams was sentenced to at least 18 months in prison following the acceptance of his guilty plea in the 2002 shooting death of a limousine driver.

Former NBA star Williams gets minimum 18 months in prison
Former NBA star Jayson Williams has been sentenced to a minimum 18 months in prison for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002, ending an eight-year legal odyssey.

Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
Former NBA star Jayson Williams faces sentencing Tuesday for a shooting that happened eight years ago in New Jersey.

Prosecutors: Jayson Williams legally drunk in crash
Jayson Williams blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he allegedly crashed his car last month.

Ex-New Jersey Nets star Jayson Willliams pleads guilty to aggravated assault in limo driver's shooting death
Former NBA star Jayson Williams has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for accidentally killing a limousine driver, closing the case nearly eight years after the fatal shooting.

Jayson Williams pleads guilty to assault
Former NBA star Jayson Williams pleads guilty to assault in fatal 2002 shooting of limo driver.

Jayson Williams arraigned on drunken-driving charges
Former NBA star Jayson Williams told a New York City police officer he was "sorry for causing trouble" about an hour after he crashed his SUV into a tree, prosecutors said.

DA: Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams sorry for 'causing trouble'
Former NBA star Jayson Williams apologized to police for "causing trouble" about 90 minutes after swerving into oncoming traffic and crashing his SUV into a tree, prosecutors said Thursday at the beleaguered ex-player's arraignment on drunken driving charges.

Jayson Williams in suspicious crash (AP)
Former NBA player Jayson Williams struck a tree with his SUV on Tuesday after veering off an exit, suffering minor injuries. Police said he may have been drinking before the crash. Williams was in the passenger seat when officers arrived and told them someone else had been driving. But witnesses told police they saw him in the driver's seat, and officers said no one else was in the car.

Jayson Williams suffers minor injuries after SUV strikes tree in Manhattan
Former NBA player Jayson Williams was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after his SUV struck a tree.

Former NBA star Williams hurt in bizarre SUV crash
Former NBA player Jayson Williams was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after his SUV struck a tree.

Former NBA star charged with DUI in bizarre crash
New York City police say former NBA player Jayson Williams has been charged with drunken driving after his SUV struck a tree in Manhattan.

Jayson Williams' hearing delayed indefinitely
Former NBA star Jayson Williams won't enter plea Friday in the 2002 killing of his limo driver, and a judge has delayed the hearing indefinitely.

Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a driver. A judge has indefinitely delayed a hearing in Somerville in which Williams was expected to plead guilty. No reason was given. A person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday that Williams would plead guilty to aggravated assault. The person wasn't authorized to talk about the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Ex-NBA star Williams due to admit guilt (AP)
Former NBA star Jayson Williams is expected to plead guilty Friday in the fatal 2002 shooting of a hired driver, weeks before he faced a second trial for reckless manslaughter. A person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press that Williams will plead guilty to aggravated assault. The person wasn't authorized to talk about the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Report: Williams taking plea deal, faces prison time
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has cut a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday. Williams, who retired in 2000 after playing nine seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, was to face a retrial in January on a reckless manslaughter count.

Report: Jayson Williams taking plea deal
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has cut a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday. Williams, who retired in 2000 after playing nine seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, was to face a retrial in January on a reckless manslaughter count.

Jayson Williams reportedly to take plea deal in shooting case
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for shooting his limo driver to death, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.

Jayson Williams' deal includes jail time (AP)
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has cut a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday. Williams, who retired in 2000 after playing nine seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, was to face a retrial in January on...

Judge: Ex-Nets star must face manslaughter retrial
A New Jersey judge has rejected attempts by attorneys for Jayson Williams to throw out the manslaughter case against the former NBA star. Williams was convicted in 2004 of covering up the shooting of a hired driver, but he faces a retrial in January on a reckless manslaughter count. State Superior Court Judge Edward Coleman ruled Friday that defense attorneys didn't prove that racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct tainted the trial.

Jayson Williams case: New Jersey judge refuses to throw out conviction of ex-NBA star
A New Jersey judge has refused to throw out the convictions of ex-NBA star Jayson Williams in a fatal 2002 shooting.

Attorney general's office to lead Jayson Williams' manslaughter case
The New Jersey attorney general's office will take over the manslaughter prosecution of former NBA star Jayson Williams.

Hearing on alleged racial bias in Jayson Williams case goes to New Jersey judge
The outcome of a 7-year-old manslaughter case against Jayson Williams now rests in the hands of a New Jersey judge who will decide whether alleged racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct played a part in the retired NBA star's 2004 trial.

Prosecutor unsure about racial slur in Jayson Williams case
The former county prosecutor who tried Jayson Williams for manslaughter in 2004 asserted Wednesday that he was unsure when he learned that one of his subordinates used a racial slur to describe the former NBA star.

New Jersey prosecutors take stand in hearing on alleged racial bias in Jayson Williams manslaughter trial
A New Jersey prosecutor who heads the office that tried Jayson Williams for manslaughter says he reacted with "anger and disappointment" when he found out that an investigator had used a racial slur to describe the former NBA star.

Jayson Williams seeks to overturn convictions
Attorneys for Jayson Williams say the retired NBA star's convictions related to a fatal shooting should be thrown out because those who prosecuted him were racially biased.

Williams seeking to overturn N.J. convictions
The prosecutor who tried Jayson Williams for manslaughter more than five years ago could find himself back in court, this time to answer allegations that the former NBA star was the victim of racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct.

N.J. Supreme Court will hear Williams appeal
New Jersey's Supreme Court will determine what role a racial slur will play in the reckless manslaughter retrial of former NBA star Jayson Williams.



Jayson Williams' lawyers to see documents on slur
Jayson Williams' defense team will get access to additional details about a racial slur uttered by an investigator in the manslaughter case against the former NBA star.

Court to consider slur in Jayson Williams case
The manslaughter case against former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams returns to court. Attorneys for Williams are scheduled to argue in front of a three-judge panel on Wednesday that prosecutors must divulge all details about a racial slur used by an investigator in the case. The dispute over the slur postponed Williams' retrial for reckless manslaughter, which was to have begun in January.

Prosecution grilled over slur in Williams case
An appeals court panel grilled a prosecutor Wednesday in Jayson Williams' manslaughter case about why the circumstances surrounding a racial slur used by an investigator shouldn't be divulged to the former NBA star's defense team. Prosecutors don't dispute that the slur was uttered in 2002 by a senior officer connected to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office.

Racial slur could be difference in Williams' retrial
An appeals court panel grilled a prosecutor Wednesday in Jayson Williams' manslaughter case about why the circumstances surrounding a racial slur used by an investigator shouldn't be divulged to the former NBA star's defense team.

Prosecutor replaced for Jayson Williams retrial
The judge who was to have led the prosecution team in the manslaughter retrial of former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams has been replaced and is no longer with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office. Katharine Errickson, an assistant prosecutor who was the second member of the team during the first trial four years ago, is considering legal action against her former employer, according to a published report. The departure of Errickson is the latest turmoil in the Williams case.

Prosecutor replaced for Jayson Williams retrial
The judge who was to have led the prosecution team in the manslaughter retrial of former Nets star Jayson Williams has been replaced and is no longer with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office.

Jayson Williams retrial delayed
Court officials have delayed the retrial of former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams on a reckless manslaughter charge, a spokeswoman for the state courts system said Thursday. State judiciary spokeswoman Winnie Comfort said the retrial would be delayed until at least May. Jury selection had been scheduled to begin on Monday. The delay allows prosecutors time to appeal a December ruling by state Superior Court Judge Edward M.

Judge orders slur review in Jayson Williams case
The judge overseeing the retrial of former NBA star Jayson Williams ordered prosecutors Thursday to provide all details surrounding a racial slur made by an officer investigating the 2002 shotgun killing of a hired driver

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Jayson Williams' case may be appealed (AP)
Attorneys representing former NBA star Jayson Williams were scheduled to be in court Thursday to renew their demand for details about a racial slur made by an officer investigating the 2002 shotgun killing of a hired driver. Williams, who was convicted of covering up the shooting but acquitted of aggravated manslaughter, is facing retrial on a reckless manslaughter count.

Judge orders review of racial slur
The judge overseeing the retrial of former NBA star Jayson Williams ordered prosecutors Thursday to provide all details surrounding a racial slur made by an officer investigating the 2002 shotgun killing of a hired driver. State Superior Court Judge Edward M. Coleman reviewed the material in his chambers with defense lawyers and prosecutors. He made no immediate ruling on what might be admissible.

Williams lawyers racial slur seek details
Lawyers defending Jayson Williams in a manslaughter case are seeking details about a racial slur made by a prosecution investigator against the black former NBA star. The lawyers, in a court filing, said the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office only recently revealed the slur, and that lawyers could have used it to discredit the prosecution case during the first trial for Williams. The filing was reported by the New York Post in Tuesday's editions.

Lawyers for ex-Net Williams seek details on slur
Lawyers defending Jayson Williams in a manslaughter case are seeking details about a racial slur made by a prosecution investigator against the black former NBA star.