Calvin Murphy was acquitted of sexual assault charges late this afternoon by a Houston jury that deliberated for only about two hours.
Final arguments were completed earlier today in the sexual assault criminal trial of the former Basketball Hall of Famer and Houston Rocket.
If he had been convicted, Murphy would have faced a sentence of anywhere between probation to what would amount to a life prison sentence. Even though acquitted, Murphy still faces an uncertain future in Houston, where his public persona has basically been trashed by this trial. From revelations about his fathering 14 children with nine different women to living out of his automobile while working his job as a color man on Rocket broadcasts, suffice it to say that not many Houston businesses are lining up to hire Murph as a spokesperson these days.
Rusty Hardin — one of Houston’s many fine criminal defense lawyers — represented Murphy in the trial.