TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 27, 2015

It only took jurors a few hours to find two former Vanderbilt University football players charged with raping an unconscious woman guilty on all counts. Jurors began deliberating the case this afternoon and reached the verdict around 5 p.m. Central. The day began with additional closing arguments during which defense lawyer Fletcher Long argued the prosecution had no proof that his client, Brandon Vandenburg, had inappropriately touched the woman. Prosecutors provided a 46-minute rebuttal, urging jurors to rely on videos from the night in question and not be swayed by testimony shifting blame to others or the college itself. Vandenburg and Cory Batey will face sentencing on March 6. Two other players implicated in the case are still awaiting trial. The Tennessean has details.