European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes saturday april 27, 1991 Tampa Fla. A a Federal judge decried society s permissive attitude toward Law breaking athletes in ruling that an Atlanta Falcons draft pick must go to prison for dealing crack cocaine. Wide receiver Walter Sutton of Southwest state University Minn was a loth round selection this week even though he pleaded guilty to drug charges last fall and was ordered to begin serving a nine year sentence next january. A the Falcons said they had received misleading information about Sutton Slegal status and will not pursue signing him to a contract. In a Stern lecture . District judge Elizabeth Kovacic Vich told Sutton that athletes have to Stop expecting to receive Breaks from the Legal system just because of their Talent. A i really regret that there is an attitude that apparently permeates society today that if you have certain athletic skills then that stands As an excuse for your conduct a the judge said. That attitude a sets a Standard in this country which we cannot tolerate a she said. A a we be got to draw the line somewhere. This exc usability concept has got to Kovachevich recently presided Over a trial that ended with the acquittal of Minnesota Vikings kicker Donald Igwe Buike on heroin charges. She refused Denny Mclain a request for leniency after the former major league Pitcher was convicted of racketeering in 1985. Kovachevich asked Sutton 25, if anyone Ever told him his sen tence could be reduced if he pursued a Job playing football. In a barely audible voice he replied a i thought they would probably give me when the judge told him that was not the Case Sutton bowed his head and appeared to be on the verge of tears. A you want me to forget that sentence just because you have a great employment Opportunity a the judge asked. A a that a specious and ridiculous. You be been sentenced sir and the sentencing guidelines apply to you just like anyone Sutton a attorney Robert co a Leman of fort Myers said he believes a sports agent in Minnesota gave Sutton and nil teams interested in him the impression he would receive probation. Outside the courtroom Sutton said he participated in workouts for 12 teams. He refused to say who told him he might be Able to get out of going to prison. A obviously the information provided to us before the draft was indeed inaccurate and misleading a said Ken Herock Falcons vice president of player personnel. A had we known All these facts that we How know we would not have made a decision to select Walter Sutton Ift this Sutton was sentenced in february to nine years in prison but Kovachevich allowed Nim to re turn to College to get his degree in sociology before reporting to prison on Jan. 28,1992. One of the athletes attorneys asked thursday if the court would approve of Sutton transferring to an Atlanta area College to continue his education. Kovachevich said no. Walter Sutton receives Stern lecture Aba from Page 28 and three players a Vlade Divac Perkins and Macic Johnson a had 17. A a a spurs 130, warriors 121 san Antonio a the spurs backcourt of Willie Anderson and Rod Strickland had career highs while David Robinson had 30 Points 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots against Golden state. The spurs with Anderson scoring 38 Points and Strickland 30, led by As Many As 19 Points in the fourth Quarter before the warriors closed within six twice in the last four minutes. But consecutive dunks by Robinson in the final two minutes put the game out of reach. Mitch Richmond and Chris Mulhan led the warriors with 29 Points each and Tim Hardaway had 19. A we played Well team a Anderson said. A the whole week people had been coming up to Rod and me and saying Mitch and Tim Are a better backcourt than we Are. We wanted to show them what we could 76ers 99, Bucks 90 Milwaukee a Mersey Hawkins scored 25 Points and Philadelphia used an 11-0 third Quarter run to beat Milwaukee. A the 76crs, who led by 12 at halftime and never trailed in the second half got 19 Points from Charles Barkley playing with a big knee Brace to protect a sprained a a a a a. A v Frank Brickowski led the Bucks with 22 Points but had Only six in the second half in a game played before thousands of empty seats in the upper areas of the Bradley Center. A a a a a a. 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