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Appeals Court Denies Pierce's Request to Change Probation

Former University of Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce, center, is lead to the Dallas County Sheriff's Office , Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, in Adel, Iowa after being sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting a former girlfriend during an argument at her apartment last January. Pierce plead guilty in August to third-degree burglary, assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, false imprisonment and fourth-degree mishief. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Appeals Court Denies Pierce's Request to Change Probation

By Becky Ogann

Story Created: May 14, 2008 at 9:53 AM CST

Story Updated: May 14, 2008 at 9:53 AM CST

DES MOINES (AP) - Former Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce has lost a round in court.

The Iowa Court of Appeals has denied his request to change the conditions of his probation. The court upheld a Dallas County ruling that conditions of Pierce's probation hasn't been fulfilled.

Pierce served almost a year in prison for assaulting a former girlfriend in 2005 in West Des Moines. He was put on probation.

He was allowed to travel to California for basketball camp and try-outs. He then asked Iowa to be discharged from probation or to modify the conditions to allow him to travel to pursue a basketball career.

The district court rejected the request, saying he hadn't met the requirements.

Last month, Pierce was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating his probation while playing in an NBA summer league in Las Vegas.

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