Paying With Probation and the Possibility

"Big House" For Clark?
Published 9/12/2012 by: Jeremy Wrobel

Frank Clark a Sophomore DL for Michigan is probably wide eyed. After pleading guilty to one felony count of second degree home invasion he is on probation and if he doesn't abide to it, could serve a max of 15 years in prison. Clark admitted to entering a dormitory on June 14 and without permission, taking a Macbook Air laptop before returning to his room.

Clark agreed to plead guilty under the of the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA). Judge Donald E. Shelton explained it as, "an opportunity for people under 21 with no prior convictions that it is their first and last contact with the law."

Frank Clark (57)

If Clark violates his probation he will be charged without the HYTA provisions and could be charged with a max sentence of 15 years. If he completes probation without trouble his record would be expunged.

Clark is due to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23.

I would hope Clark takes this serious and grows up. Coach Hoke said that the DL has, "paid a lot of consequences internally." My opinion is this is big boy life, not just football Mr. Clark.