Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach could have received up to five years in prison -- the same maximum former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick faces when he is sentenced Dec. 10. Instead, there sentences were much shorter on federal dogfighting conspiracy charges.
Vick's co-defendants were sentenced Friday to 18 months and 21 months in prison respectively. Peace, Phillips and Tony Taylor of Hampton pleaded guilty last summer and agreed to testify against Vick, prompting the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback to enter his own plea agreement a few days later. Taylor will be sentenced Dec. 14.
Vick's co-defendants were sentenced Friday to 18 months and 21 months in prison respectively. Peace, Phillips and Tony Taylor of Hampton pleaded guilty last summer and agreed to testify against Vick, prompting the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback to enter his own plea agreement a few days later. Taylor will be sentenced Dec. 14.