Word: gooden
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Call it Lawstyles of the Rich and Famous. Former Auto Magnate John De Lorean, Singer Wayne Newton and New York Mets Pitcher Dwight Gooden all had ; dates with justice last week. Gooden's brush with the law took place in Tampa, where three cars carrying "Doctor K" and six friends were stopped by local police, who said two of the autos were "weaving." The police said a scuffle took place after Gooden grabbed an officer. The pitcher's response was that police hit him with a flashlight, and he fought back. Afterward, a routine test showed that Gooden's blood...
Newberger confirmed Wednesday that Gooden's blood-alcohol level exceeded the legal limit when he was tested at Tampa General Hospital, where he was taken after the scuffle, which began after he was stopped for a possible traffic violation...
Charles Ehrlich, Gooden's lawyer, conceded that the pitcher tested slightly over the limit, but he said the test was inadmissible in court because it was not administered by police at the scene. Hospital attorneys reportedly agree that the tests are Gooden's private property and not admissible in court...
...Times quotes law enforcement officials as saying the keys to a quick resolution of the case, which might take the form of loosely-supervised probation, appear to be a verbal cease-fire from both sides, Gooden's willingness to admit some degree of guilt and the willingness of the officers injured in the scuffle to agree to the probation...
...Gooden and his four companions have been charged with battery on a police officer and of resisting arrest with violence--both felonies--as well as with disorderly conduct and careless driving...