Country superstar Morgan Wallen is in a legal limbo after his latest altercation with the police in Nashville. The "Whiskey Glasses" singer threw a chair from the rooftop of Eric Church's bar on Broadway in Nashville, which landed near a police cruiser.
A legal expert revealed that Wallen's recent run-in might result in six years in prison, which could halt his rising career as a country singer.
Morgan Wallen Might Face 6 Years in Prison
According to Nashville-based criminal defense attorney and legal expert David Raybin, Wallen could "technically" face up to six years in prison with his latest legal run-in. (via People)
Wallen has been arrested and charged with three counts of reckless endangerment, which are classified in Nashville as Class E felonies, disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor.
According to the publication, each count of felony charges could result in one to two years in prison and probation.
However, Raybin noted that the chance Wallen would be sentenced to a maximum sentence is "very remote."
"I seriously doubt how he would get consecutive time," Raybin said. "It's based on prior record and extreme dangerousness of the offense: professional, criminal, sex offense. It's a pretty limited category. Generally speaking, this would not be consecutive."
For legal context, sentences can be served either consecutively, which would be one after the other, or concurrently, which could be all at the same time.
"[Wallen's] is a serious offense -- I don't want to minimize it, but still, he probably would not be eligible for consecutive sentences. It's probably a maximum of two years assuming he was not put on probation," he furthered.
Morgan Wallen Might Face 'Harsher' Punishment Over Bar Incident
According to Raybin, Wallen's punishment might still bring him a "harsher sanction" because it involved police officers, noting that the chair could have fallen on them, and they could have been killed.
"The question is going to be, because he's a celebrity, should he be treated differently, either too lightly or too harshly?" Raybin added. "The prosecutor tries to steer a middle course in these cases. You don't want to just say, 'Well, we'll give you a $10 fine.' And on the other hand, you don't want to say, 'Well, because police officers, country music guy, we're going to toss you in prison for two years.'"
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