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UT Basketball players have their day in court

Knoxville defense attorneys David Eldridge, left, and Donald A. Bosch, center, talk with John Gill, right, special counsel to Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols, before the start of court Friday morning.

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Knoxville defense attorneys David Eldridge, left, and Donald A. Bosch, center, talk with John Gill, right, special counsel to Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols, before the start of court Friday morning.

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  • Judge Geoff Emery, former UT basketball player Tyler Smith, his defense attorney and current players Cameron Tatum and Brian Williams in court Friday morning.
  • Knoxville defense attorney Steve Oberman, left, talks with his client UT basketball player Melvin Goins after charges against Goins were dismissed. Goins will have to pay court costs related to his case.
  • University of Tennessee basketball player Brian Williams pleaded guilty to simple possible of marijuana. He was placed on diversion for 11 months, 29 days on the misdemeanor charge. Williams' attorney, David Eldridge, said Williams was eager to get back to focusing on basketball.
  • Former University of Tennessee basketball player Tyler Smith waits to plead guilty Friday morning to to possessing a firearm with an altered serial number. Smith, dismissed from the team by coach Bruce Pearl as a result of the incident, faces the harshest penalty, two 11-month, 29-day terms.
  • UT Basketball player Cameron Tatum, left listens as his defense attorney Wade Davies, right talks with Judge Geoff Emery Friday morning. John Gill, far right special counsel to Knox County Attorney General Randy Nichols. Davies represents UT Basketball player Cameron Tatum, who was driving the black Dodge Charger, admitted to speeding, which amounted to a citation punishable by a fine. Defense attorney Wade Davies said Tatum had o idea there were guns and pot in the car.
  • UT basketball player Brian Williams stands with his defense attorney David Eldridge, and John Gill, far right special counsel to Knox County Attorney General Randy Nichols before Judge Geoff Emery in court Friday morning. Williams pleaded guilty to simple possible of marijuana. He was placed on diversion for 11 months, 29 days on the misdemeanor charge. Williams' attorney, David Eldridge, said Williams was eager to get back to focusing on basketball.
  • Knoxville defense attorney Wade Davies, left talks with John Gill, special counsel to Knox County Attorney General Randy Nichols. Davies is representing UT basketball player Cameron Tatum, who was driving the black Dodge Charger, admitted to speeding, which amounted to a citation punishable by a fine. Defense attorney Wade Davies said Tatum had no idea there were guns and pot in the car.
  • Knoxville defense attorneys David Eldridge, left, and Donald A. Bosch, center, talk with John Gill, right, special counsel to Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols, before the start of court Friday morning.

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