Thursday, December 12, 2013

Money Talks

By Jeff Simpson

In Texas, a teen who killed four people while driving drunk, was given 10 years probation:

A Texas judge agreed with defense attorneys’ claims that a 16-year-old who killed four people while driving drunk had been given whatever he wanted by his wealthy parents and had never learned to accept responsibility for his actions.
So she sentenced him to 10 years on probation, setting aside prosecutors’ request for a 20-year prison term after the teen pleaded guilty last week to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.
Court records show Ethan Couch had a blood-alcohol content of 0.24, more than three times the legal limit for an adult, when he slammed into four people who’d stopped to assist a stranded motorist June 15 alongside a narrow Tarrant County road.
All four pedestrians were killed, including a mother and daughter, and two of Couch’s friends were thrown from his pickup and severely injured.

In Wisconsin, a 40 year old woman was given 8 yeas in prison and 10 years probation for a drunk driving crash that killed a man:

Forbeck sentenced Carlson to eight years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
“There are consequences to what we do in this life, and you are going to bear those consequences,” Forbeck told her.
Carlson created a “deadly mix” when she tried to drive home from a wedding reception the night of Aug. 18, 2012, with a blood-alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit, he said.
She was driving home after getting into a fight with her boyfriend, who Junig said was supposed to take her home but wound up drinking.
Carlson drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 11 and County B west of Janesville and crashed into the car that carried Menard and three other people, all of whom were injured.
Prosecutors charged Carlson with two felonies and six misdemeanors after the crash, and in September she pleaded guilty to the most serious charge: homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
- See more at: http://www.gazettextra.com/Content/20131115/Tara_Carlson_gets_eight_years_in_prison_for_drunken_driving_crash_that_killed_James_Menard#sthash.0rAHUS7N.dpuf
 A Janesville woman is heading to prison for killing someone while driving drunk.
Tara Carlson, 40, will spend the next eight years locked up and ten years after under supervision.
Back in August of 2012 she was driving on highway eleven outside of Janesville when she crashed into a car killing James Menard, 64, of Chicago.

There are many more stories like this than the former.  It is amazing what money buys you in America these days.  

It sure helps you in our justice system when you have high priced lawyers and unlimited funds.  Imagine what you can get away with when you have TWO high priced law firms and a legal defense fund working for you!



Forbeck sentenced Carlson to eight years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
“There are consequences to what we do in this life, and you are going to bear those consequences,” Forbeck told her.
Carlson created a “deadly mix” when she tried to drive home from a wedding reception the night of Aug. 18, 2012, with a blood-alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit, he said.
She was driving home after getting into a fight with her boyfriend, who Junig said was supposed to take her home but wound up drinking.
Carlson drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 11 and County B west of Janesville and crashed into the car that carried Menard and three other people, all of whom were injured.
Prosecutors charged Carlson with two felonies and six misdemeanors after the crash, and in September she pleaded guilty to the most serious charge: homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
- See more at: http://www.gazettextra.com/Content/20131115/Tara_Carlson_gets_eight_years_in_prison_for_drunken_driving_crash_that_killed_James_Menard#sthash.0rAHUS7N.dpuf
Forbeck sentenced Carlson to eight years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
“There are consequences to what we do in this life, and you are going to bear those consequences,” Forbeck told her.
Carlson created a “deadly mix” when she tried to drive home from a wedding reception the night of Aug. 18, 2012, with a blood-alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit, he said.
She was driving home after getting into a fight with her boyfriend, who Junig said was supposed to take her home but wound up drinking.
Carlson drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 11 and County B west of Janesville and crashed into the car that carried Menard and three other people, all of whom were injured.
Prosecutors charged Carlson with two felonies and six misdemeanors after the crash, and in September she pleaded guilty to the most serious charge: homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
- See more at: http://www.gazettextra.com/Content/20131115/Tara_Carlson_gets_eight_years_in_prison_for_drunken_driving_crash_that_killed_James_Menard#sthash.0rAHUS7N.dpuf
Forbeck sentenced Carlson to eight years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
“There are consequences to what we do in this life, and you are going to bear those consequences,” Forbeck told her.
Carlson created a “deadly mix” when she tried to drive home from a wedding reception the night of Aug. 18, 2012, with a blood-alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit, he said.
She was driving home after getting into a fight with her boyfriend, who Junig said was supposed to take her home but wound up drinking.
Carlson drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 11 and County B west of Janesville and crashed into the car that carried Menard and three other people, all of whom were injured.
Prosecutors charged Carlson with two felonies and six misdemeanors after the crash, and in September she pleaded guilty to the most serious charge: homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
- See more at: http://www.gazettextra.com/Content/20131115/Tara_Carlson_gets_eight_years_in_prison_for_drunken_driving_crash_that_killed_James_Menard#sthash.0rAHUS7N.dpuf
Forbeck sentenced Carlson to eight years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.
“There are consequences to what we do in this life, and you are going to bear those consequences,” Forbeck told her.
Carlson created a “deadly mix” when she tried to drive home from a wedding reception the night of Aug. 18, 2012, with a blood-alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit, he said.
She was driving home after getting into a fight with her boyfriend, who Junig said was supposed to take her home but wound up drinking.
Carlson drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 11 and County B west of Janesville and crashed into the car that carried Menard and three other people, all of whom were injured.
Prosecutors charged Carlson with two felonies and six misdemeanors after the crash, and in September she pleaded guilty to the most serious charge: homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
- See more at: http://www.gazettextra.com/Content/20131115/Tara_Carlson_gets_eight_years_in_prison_for_drunken_driving_crash_that_killed_James_Menard#sthash.0rAHUS7N.dpuf

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