By the Numbers
Eric James Torpy, 27, was in court to face charges of robbery and shooting with intent to kill. Oklahoma County, Okla., District Judge Ray Elliott announced a plea bargain: Torpy would plead guilty, and would only get 30 years. But Torpy objected, asking if he could have 33 years, instead. That, he explained, was the number on the jersey of his favorite former basketball player, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics. “We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be,” Judge Elliott said. (Oklahoma City Oklahoman) ...Unfortunately his first try didn’t work: Kobe Bryant.
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