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Why is Earl Hickey in prison, on '' My name is Earl?"?

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what did joy do?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    He took the rap for his ex-wife Joy because she stole a truck. Earl gave her a good character as a witness, and was doing well, until the defence played tapes of Earl repeatedly phoning emergency when married to Joy as she kept trying to kill him.

    Unable to stand the thought of his own words putting Joy in prison, and knowing Darnell and the kids needed her, he confessed to the crime. He also thought that since he had often got away with crimes, going to prison for something he didn't do would help balance his karma.

    He thought the judge would be impressed by his good character in "confessing"; he was, but said Earl took too long to confess and gave him a two-year sentence. This came as a genuine shock to Earl as he realised he had thrown away everything he had worked for.

  • ardoin
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    enable's attempt and make a catalogue actual right here on Yahoo solutions. enter any episodes you already know. those I knew have been: never took exhilaration's area on something Ruined exhilaration's Christmas Littered Stole gas from a automobile continuously Sorry, it rather is all i understand, i'm no longer an avid Earl watcher.

  • 1 decade ago

    He took the fall for Joy to cross something off of his list and so that Darnell wouldn't go completely insane. Darnell couldn't handle the kids without Joy. Nana

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    very interesting question

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