Michael Vick gets 23 months in prison

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has this report on this morning’s sentencing for Michael Vick.  Here are the basics:

Michael Vick was sentenced Monday to 23 months in prison by a federal judge who found the fallen NFL star had not fully accepted responsibility for his conduct in a dogfighting operation. U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson said he believed Vick had been less than candid in admitting to killing pitbulls that did not test well as fighting dogs.

The judge also noted that Vick had given contradictory statements to officials regarding his drug use while out on bond. Vick tested positive for marijuana in September shortly after entering a plea agreement. Vick, wearing a black and white stripped prison jumpsuit, acknowledged to Hudson that he had made some bad decisions. “I’m willing to deal with the consequences and accept responsibility for my actions,” Vick told Hudson.

After Vick apologized to Hudson, his family and his children, Hudson told him he should also apologize “to the millions of young people who looked up to you.” Hudson called Vick’s actions “cruel and inhumane” and said Vick played a major role by financing the dogfighting operation. “You were a full partner and equally culpable,” with his three co-defendants. Vick also received three years probation.