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Pompey defender Sylvain Distin was today fined 2000 for failing to attend the abandoned a sault trial of former team-mate Joey Barton.The centre Devontae Cacok Jersey -backwas said to have gotten off lucky and could have faced jail term if his  Markieff Morris Jersey absense had delayed court proceedings any further.The Frenchman ignored a hand-delivered summons to appear incourt and instead went on holiday with his family in Crete, just days before the trial started at the Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on3oth June.The30-year-old wasrequired at the hearing to giveverbal evidence of  James Worthy Jersey what he could recollect from the day of the incident. He  JaVale McGee Jersey was a witne s to the training ground bust up between Ousmane Dabo and Joey Barton last May, where Barton was said to have attacked Dabo.Judge Mushtaq Khokhar told the ex-City player that his non-appearance would have halted thecase if Bartonhadnt already changed his plea to Jared Dudley Jersey  guilty. It would have led to a custodial sentence, something many Pompey fans wouldnt of wanted.