Former Syracuse football player Naesean Howard will appear back in court on Friday to accept or refuse a plea deal that he was supposed to have made a decision on by Tuesday morning’s court appearance. But a “miscommunication” between his attorney, the district attorney’s office and the judge has delayed the possible plea deal.
The attorneys thought Judge Robert L. Bauer would honor a five-year plea deal set by former Judge Anthony Aloi, who has since retired, passing on the case to Bauer. The terms Bauer is seeking are more than the minimum five years, though.
“There was, more or less, just a misunderstanding,” assistant district attorney Michael Manfredi said.