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Johnny Manziel made his first court appearance in front of judge Thursday morning after being indicted on a misdemeanor assault charge. Manziel's charge is a Class A misdemeanor that carries up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine in Dallas. The judge told Manziel that he could have no contact - no calls, no texts, no emails, no letters, no visits - with Colleen Crowley, Manziel's ex-girlfriend who has alleged that Manziel struck her during an incident in January. Manziel turned himself in to authories Wednesday, leading to a very interesting mug shot in which Manziel appears to be smiling.  AP Photo/Highland Park Department of Public Safety)   Manziel the tweeted - later deleted - a joke about the mug shot. "Just thankful I had a shirt this time," he wrote. Manziel was referencing to his 2012 arrest in which he failed to properly identify himself to police after a fight in College Station, Texas. Manziel was shirtless for that mug shot.  Th...