Oh, I know. This just settles the civil suit. Stallworth is expected to give his official guilty plea in front of the courts this afternoon. A jail sentence will most certainly follow...
Browns WR Stallworth hits, kills Fla. pedestrian
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Oh, I know. This just settles the civil suit. Stallworth is expected to give his official guilty plea in front of the courts this afternoon. A jail sentence will most certainly follow...
There's a state law that in the case of DUI manslaughter convictions you do a minimum 4 year (or automatic 4 year, not sure) sentence. Because he's pleading guilty, he won't be 'convicted', just sentenced. Without the Reyes family to contest the ruling (since they've been satisfied via settlement) he'll likely see much less time. That's if the court and everyone agrees this isn't the same as being convicted.
As Florio points out at the end, if he gets away with this, it gives Vick supporters even more ammo for immediate reinstatement... If Stallworth pleads guilty to killing someone and gets less of a timeout than Vick it'll be crazy. ProFootballTalk.com - Stallworth Settles With Reyes Family
As Florio points out at the end, if he gets away with this, it gives Vick supporters even more ammo for immediate reinstatement... If Stallworth pleads guilty to killing someone and gets less of a timeout than Vick it'll be crazy. ProFootballTalk.com - Stallworth Settles With Reyes Family
Breaking: Stallworth Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail, 10 Years Probation....
Browns' Stallworth pleads guilty, gets 30 days in jail
30 days? 30 effin days? Pathetic. You kill someone and go to jail for only 30 days. I am speechless. What a disgrace.
I believe he will get a 1 year suspension from Goodell. To bad it won't be spent in jail.
I believe he will get a 1 year suspension from Goodell. To bad it won't be spent in jail.
And to think...Michael Vick gets HOW MUCH??!! Yep....I wann see how of the Vick hater stick up for THIS BS vacation that Stallworth got. He could have done the 10 years probation in his sleep!
Every single scumbag that has money will line up for his lawyers service.
Not that it makes it any better, but I just heard on the local radio that Stallworth will also face 2 years of house-arrest to be tacked onto his 30-day jail sentence.
They then went onto clarify that Stallworth would be allowed to work while under house arrest if allowed by the NFL.
They then went onto clarify that Stallworth would be allowed to work while under house arrest if allowed by the NFL.
Must have been a large financial restitution to the victim's family. What's the going rate for a human life?
In no way am I excusing what Donte did or the lax penalty he received, but I'm guessing the soft penalty was because it was difficult for the prosecution to prove that this accident would not have happened had Donte not been slightly impaired. Also, the victim was jaywalking on a stretch of 50mph road, which throws another wrench into the equation.
This is a case of intent vs. cause. Did Stallworth intend on killing someone? Probably not. Did his BAC of .126 cause him to run over a guy that was jaywalking? Maybe, maybe not. It's a tough case for a court to decide.
With that said, I do like the 1,000 hours of community service he got. Whether you want to see Stallworth punished by sitting in jail is one thing, but what does that really do besides make the victim's family feel better? I appreciate that his efforts will be going to community service which may help aid in improving some areas of life.
Sad situation for all parties involved.
This is a case of intent vs. cause. Did Stallworth intend on killing someone? Probably not. Did his BAC of .126 cause him to run over a guy that was jaywalking? Maybe, maybe not. It's a tough case for a court to decide.
With that said, I do like the 1,000 hours of community service he got. Whether you want to see Stallworth punished by sitting in jail is one thing, but what does that really do besides make the victim's family feel better? I appreciate that his efforts will be going to community service which may help aid in improving some areas of life.
Sad situation for all parties involved.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ talks. Very very sad.
When will people EVER learn the disasterous results of DUI??? Until it touches your life you have no idea.
It sickens me that this jerk gets off by paying hush money and walks after a month for killing someone while knowingly impaired behind thw wheel!
NO EXCUSES!:rant:
When will people EVER learn the disasterous results of DUI??? Until it touches your life you have no idea.
It sickens me that this jerk gets off by paying hush money and walks after a month for killing someone while knowingly impaired behind thw wheel!
NO EXCUSES!:rant:
In no way am I excusing what Donte did or the lax penalty he received, but I'm guessing the soft penalty was because it was difficult for the prosecution to prove that this accident would not have happened had Donte not been slightly impaired. Also, the victim was jaywalking on a stretch of 50mph road, which throws another wrench into the equation.
This is a case of intent vs. cause. Did Stallworth intend on killing someone? Probably not. Did his BAC of .126 cause him to run over a guy that was jaywalking? Maybe, maybe not. It's a tough case for a court to decide.
With that said, I do like the 1,000 hours of community service he got. Whether you want to see Stallworth punished by sitting in jail is one thing, but what does that really do besides make the victim's family feel better? I appreciate that his efforts will be going to community service which may help aid in improving some areas of life.
Sad situation for all parties involved.
He got off easy. And the local media here state that the reason he pleaded guilty had MORE to do with him working something out financially with the family.....no one really knows because no full details have not come out.
i hear ya! it depends on who committed the crime. you and I would never see the light of day for a long time.
i hear ya! it depends on who committed the crime. you and I would never see the light of day for a long time.
Yeah...REGARDLESS of whether he was "jaywalking" or not....
I wonder what will happen first:
a) The Browns will drop him or
b) The Commish will suspend him?
a) The Browns will drop him or
b) The Commish will suspend him?
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In addition to the prison term, two years of house arrest, and eight years of probation, Stallworth’s sentence includes the following terms: a $2,500 donation to Mothers Against Drunk Driving; a $2,500 donation to Parents of Murdered Children; and a lifetime forfeiture of his driver’s license.
ProFootballTalk.com - Stallworth Already Is In Custody
I don't know, id rather do prison for a couple years and be able to drive again. Though I'll never have the money to be chauffeured the rest of my life either. For someone with no history, and completely cooperating, this is starting to look a little harsh, heh. For him though, staying out of prison means he can still possibly play football and enjoy a multimillion dollar annual income.
Let me get this straight....you being a millionaire and sitting in your own home, sleeping in your own bed and seeing your friends and family WHENEVER you want.....would rather do time in jail just because you had your drivers license taken away?!! Seriously??!!
:yikes:yikesAnd the $2500 donations to the aforementioned groups...?!! PLEASE!! That is one night hangin' with the boys on the weekend.....
IF you were talking about average stiffs like MOST of us in here....I might see your point....but a MILLIONAIRE??!! Sorry...does not jibe. He got off VERY easy thanks to some $$$$ and excellent lawyering on his counsels' side.
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