Aldon Smith Sentenced to Serve as Part of Work Crew for DUI, Weapons Charges

July 18, 2014   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Aldon Smith was handed a 12-day jail sentence by a judge on Friday afternoon. The ruling stems from charges of weapons possession and driving under the influence, per Damian Trujillo of NBC Bay Area:
Back in May, the San Francisco 49ers' linebacker pleaded no contest to three felony weapons charges and two misdemeanor counts of DUI.
Tracey Kaplan, a legal expert for the San Jose Mercury News, reported that the judge reduced the weapons charges down from a felony to a misdemeanor:
Kaplan also provided a few of the finer details regarding Smith's sentencing:
San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke released a statement (via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com):
As Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News pointed out, the news couldn't have been much better for either Smith or the 49ers:
Having work release on Mondays allows the 24-year-old to be available for all of San Francisco's Sunday games. And on the occasion of the Niners' first appearance on Monday Night Footba...

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