Shareece Wright's case is still up in the air
USC cornerback Shareece Wright's court case will remain in the San Bernardino County system for at least a few more months. A pretrial hearing today offered no significant step toward resolving the felony resisting a police officer count against the player.
Wright, 21, continues to decline a plea bargain offer by the San Bernardino County district attorney that would drop the charge to a misdemeanor but leave him responsible for a 90-day jail term that could be served on weekends.
"We don't think there should be any consequence to this other than maybe community service,"
Wright's attorney, John Vega, said after the hearing before San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge John N. Martin. "We're not in agreement that he serve any time for this."
Martin ordered Wright back to court for a pre-preliminary hearing March 24, followed by a March 26 preliminary hearing that will determine if there's enough evidence to hold Wright for trial later in the year.
"Everybody's anxious for this to be resolved,"
Vega said. "Mr. Wright is a busy young man."
Wright, a junior who suffered a neck injury and was a redshirt last season, plans to take part in the Trojans' spring football drills beginning in March and is poised to return to a starting position next season.
Wright, from Colton High, attended a farewell party last summer for a friend who was leaving for military duty. Excessive noise led to a police call, and Wright was asked to leave the home by police but didn't. He says he was invited to sleep over at his friend's home and didn't want to drive after drinking.
