Tyson's Maryland trial set for December 1
Posted: Friday October 16, 1998 02:57 PM
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The old trial date conflicted with Mike Tyson's next appearance before the Nevada Athletic Commission Elsa Hasch/Allsport |
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (AP) -- Mike Tyson will have to wait until December for his trial on criminal assault charges stemming from a Maryland traffic accident.
The former heavyweight champion had been scheduled for trial on Monday, the same day he is to appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission and find out whether his boxing license will be reinstated.
Tyson, facing two misdemeanor assault charges, had wanted the trial date changed. He will now go to district court December 1 in Montgomery County.
Two men contend Tyson assaulted them following a traffic accident. The men say Tyson kicked and punched them after a car driven by Tyson's wife, Monica, was rear-ended. Tyson's lawyers have tried unsuccessfully to settle.
Tyson's boxing license was suspended after he bit Evander Holyfield's ears during a June 1997 title bout.
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