NEW YORK (AP) -Prosecutors and lawyers for New York Giants star Plaxico Burress (PLEK’-sih-koh BUR’-ihs) are haggling over a plea deal and what punishment the wide receiver should get for accidentally shooting himself in the leg with an unlicensed gun at a nightclub last year.
A person with knowledge of the case says Burress and prosecutors have been in discussions about a deal but remain at odds over the terms. The person spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because the discussions are ongoing.
Burress will go to court Tuesday to ask for a hearing to be adjourned.
Burress has been charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony that carries a minimum prison sentence of 3 1/2 years in prison and a maximum of 15 years upon conviction.
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