Judge Throws Out Malicious Wounding Charge Against Smith

Tue., Sept. 17, 1996

Compiled From Wire Services

A Chesapeake, Va., judge on Monday dismissed a malicious wounding charge against Golden State Warriors forward Joe Smith, who had been accused of striking a male dancer with a beer bottle in a bar.

An elated Smith broke into tears immediately after the decision was announced by General District Judge S. Bernard Goodwyn.

Goodwyn, at the conclusion of an 8-hour preliminary hearing, said although six defense witnesses gave varying accounts of what happened in the bar on July 26, they were consistent in saying that Smith was not involved in what happened to dancer Carlton Coney.

Magic center Jon Koncak, who underwent surgery Sept. 10 to remove torn cartilage and bone spurs from his left knee, will miss the entire NBA season.

Alvin Robertson remained jailed after a judge rejected a plea bargain that would have given the former NBA All-Star a 10-year probated sentence for burglary of his former girlfriend’s apartment.

Amal McCaskill of Marquette, Orlando’s second-round draft pick, signed a contract with the Magic.

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