[Chris Wheeler] Maguire found guilty of non-serious assault and handed suspended 15-month sentence (reduced from original 21 months). Man Utd player expected to launch an appeal (retrial of greek case)
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[Chris Wheeler] Maguire found guilty of non-serious assault and handed suspended 15-month sentence (reduced from original 21 months). Man Utd player expected to launch an appeal (retrial of greek case)
by nearly_headless_nic
23 Comments
…21?
Is this for assaulting Gabriel Magalhaes the other day? /jk
This was ages ago. Why did it take so long to land here?
Well if we’re gonna have felons, please get it all out in one day
Sure they will get him after they get to Mancity’s 115 charges
omg fuck off
I wonder if this is why Maguire hasn’t been playing
I bet this won’t do his head any good whilst playing football!
Is this that incident from years ago?
WTF? Why is this resurfacing now??!! Isn’t this the incident where he was protecting his sister or something? Ridiculous.
Goodness gracious is this still going on.
Well this might be a good opportunity to not extend his contract
This is like 4 managers ago
Is this the incident a few years back?
How tf is thsi suddenly resurfaced, the trial took this long and also wasnt Mags defending his sister or mother how tf is this 15 months
If it’s suspended why appeal? What if the new decision is a shorter sentence non-suspended?
15 month sentence as in, in jail?
Jesus it was not even that bad.
VAR is slower and slower
Free Harry!
So basically don’t go to Greece for 15 months. If I were him, I’d just let it go and move on at this point. I’d completely understand if he wants to contest it though.
This is a better summary of the whole saga:
[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgl55zk5417o](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgl55zk5417o)
Key parts:
England international Maguire was [given a suspended sentence](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53903703) of 21 months and 10 days in prison in 2020, after initially being found guilty of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery, violence against public employees and insult.
The following day Maguire’s legal team lodged an appeal against the verdict. In accordance with Greek law, the appeal nullified his conviction and meant there would be a full retrial.
The retrial was postponed on four occasions between 2023 and 2025, before it restarted in Syros on Wednesday.
It concluded that Maguire was guilty of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery.
In accordance with the reduced severity of the defender’s crimes, Maguire’s sentence was reduced to 15 months.
Maguire has rejected a number of opportunities to settle the case out of court, as he is determined to clear his name legally.
However, under Greek law, when a defendant appeals against a conviction from a lower criminal court, the verdict is automatically annulled and the case is retried from the beginning. Unlike in the UK, where appeals generally examine whether legal errors occurred in the original trial, Greek appeal courts reassess the facts of the case and hear evidence again.
Another factor is Greece’s statute of limitations. F**or offences of this type, legal proceedings must conclude within eight years – meaning the case would expire in August 2028 if not resolved before then.**
This is still going on ?!!
I support Maguire.
We must be doing well now the media can’t stop reporting about us again negatively lol