Posted on 08/14/2007 5:19:00 AM PDT by captjanaway
Not less, it's A LOT LESS. After all, he is a member of a protected class... criminal illegal alien.
This looks like a normal prosecution to me: charge of DWI upgraded to involuntary manslaughter;immigration detainer lodged.
Being here illegally is a misdemeanor offense.Possession of false documents would upgrade that to (possibly) a low-grade felony-normally resolved via deportation.
For comparison’s sake, assume the DWI driver was a US citizen, but had an outstanding warrant for criminal trespass on gov’t property. The major charge to be dealt with is still the DWI-related death.
We are definitely in the “Twilight Zone”.
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