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Man sentenced to holiday jail time in DWI case
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| May 19, 2005
Posted on 05/19/2005 5:47:37 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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Wow, that judge put some coal in Rocky's Christmas stocking...
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posted on
05/19/2005 5:47:37 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
>>that judge put some coal in Rocky's Christmas stocking...that judge put some coal in Rocky's Christmas stocking...
he was let off too easy.
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posted on
05/19/2005 5:49:20 PM PDT
by
Glenn
(pardon the e.e.cummings look. a busted arm makes typing seem like work.)
To: Dog Gone
Wonder who Rocky is or who he knows?
To: Dog Gone
It seems like these Drunk Drioing homicides inspire Judges into stuff like this. There've been sentences where the person has to send the victim's family a dollar every week along with a note apologizing for years on end.
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posted on
05/19/2005 5:51:30 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: Dog Gone
WOW! How sad he got off so light.
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posted on
05/19/2005 5:56:20 PM PDT
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Borges
The jury sentenced him to a 10 year suspended sentence, meaning that if he violates probation in the next 10 years, he gets the full 10 year prison sentence.
Additionally, he has to wear an alcohol monitoring device (not sure what that is), and of course write the mandatory letter to the family.
The judge threw in the prison time on top of the jury's sentence.
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posted on
05/19/2005 5:57:35 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
This is a very odd sentencing commitment. At the minimum, he should be doing 10 yrs without PoP. Then do the judge's commitment for the rest of his lifetime.
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posted on
05/19/2005 5:58:02 PM PDT
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: Treader
I can't find any more details about the case. Given the way Texas juries administer justice, there had to be some extenuating circumstances. My best guess is that the poor little kid was partly to blame for the accident--suddenly darted out into the street or something.
There's no way he would have gotten a suspended sentence otherwise. Not here.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:02:24 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:05:59 PM PDT
by
crz
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To: Dog Gone
There's no way he would have gotten a suspended sentence otherwise. Not here.
Given the climate, I tend to agree with your assessment.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:26:18 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(I don't drink and FReep...it just looks that way)
To: ErnBatavia
Texas just executed another prisoner tonight. That's at least two this week. They barely make the news anymore.
This is not a place that's soft on crime, so I think it's a sure bet that there are some significant facts about this case that we don't know.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:29:42 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Treader
The 180 days in jail as a condition of community supervision was the maximum the judge could assess after the jury sentenced the defendant to community supervision.
To: Dog Gone
It does not surprise me. While Texas juries are tough on intentional crimes, they are not as tough on alcohol-related offenses.
To: writmeister
What is the relationship between Christmas, a religious holoiday, and the court picking this particular date? What happened to separation? Looks like an appeal to me.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:38:02 PM PDT
by
satan
To: writmeister
I'm not sure any jurisdiction is. It's a lower level of malice to accidentally kill someone than to intentionally do so, regardless of the stupidity of the behavior that led to it.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:38:16 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
There can be NO REASON that this man is not spending the next 20 or so years in prison. No matter what else may be, this dirtbag CHOSE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL after drinking.
I lost my left leg to a drunk driver 2 years ago and to hear the typical defense lawyer BOO HOO WAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!
The Woman who hit me and maimed me for life, her lawyer said that she was a victim too she was handicapped by her dependence on alcohol.
Until we get serious about sentencing drunk drivers we will continue to lose someone approximately every 15 minutes to these MURDERERS
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:40:39 PM PDT
by
MrStumpy
(Its awful embarrassing to get your butt kicked by a one legged man)
To: MrStumpy
Whoa, sorry to hear about that. That's awful.
A person who commits intoxication manslaughter in Texas can get between 2 and 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. For some reason, the jury here imposed the maximum fine, and a 10 year sentence, but then suspended it.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:50:02 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
I couldn't find any further details, either. I based my post on the meager facts as presented in the article.
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posted on
05/19/2005 6:58:33 PM PDT
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: writmeister
Where did you get the 180 days? Perhaps you have more information on this crime & sentencing, than is in the thread article. If so, please post it...
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posted on
05/19/2005 7:09:02 PM PDT
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
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