article_snippet.sent: Hardy arrives at Mecklenburg County jail on the first day of Hardy domestic violence appeal trail .
article_snippet.sent: The five-year NFL veteran was found guilty by a district court judge in July but appealed the verdict and was allowed to have a jury trial.
article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors said when Holder last spoke with them in November, Hardy told them that Hardy 'did not want to participate in another trial.'
article_snippet.sent: Holder had already reached a civil settlement with Hardy, prosecutors said.
article_snippet.sent: Hardy may appeal the NFL's decision within three days. '
highlights_snippet.sent: The case was dismissed in court in February after a lack of co-operation from the accuser .