Stallworth to serve 30 days

Every case has to be based on its individual circumstances, that's why there are judges & juries.

I'm not so up in arms about his sentencing, and I totally disagree w/ statements about fame & privledge being to his advantage. In the past maybe, but I don't think so now. I think it's actually often the opposite; the more media exposure there is the more pressure judges & juries feel to not let someone famous off. I think the OJ trial really changed things, maybe for the better.

The only advantage Stallworth had was good representation, which he's able to afford. From what little details there are in these articles, it sounds as if the family realized the man was jay-walking & Stallworth tried to react. He's guilty of the crime because the alcohol affected his ability to react. If he weren't drunk he would've likely pleaded not guilty and sounds like he had a good chance of getting off.

You can say that 30 days isn't that much, but it was a plea bargain. It will save the court & the victim's family the pain of going through w/a trial. He got 8 years probation. At any time if he violates it he could be locked up.

Like it or not our justice system differentiates on crimes that involve the loss of life, even murder. From what I read in the article, it sounds like a decent end for all parties was reached & Stallworth owned up to the crime. Give him some credit for that at least.

Thanks, FRPLG and freddyg12 for adding some perspective to this for me.

Wasnt the guy in the show OZ doing time because he drove drunk and killed a little girl??

the family took the money,Donte went home. just shows if you have money you can do anything. Had it been you or me, we would be spending the rest of our lives in a federal pound me in the @$$ prison.
lol sorry, i love that movie.

I've actually driven a couple of times through that causeway, and it is a straight up highway, cars drive through there pretty fast. I honestly don't know whether Stallworth being under the influence made much of a difference, but we'll never know. Pretty unfortunate situation for everyone.

Wasnt the guy in the show OZ doing time because he drove drunk and killed a little girl??

I thought it was Prison Break

The little guy who had the tattoo on his rearend.. i only saw season 1 in iraq

I read, no link tho, that he also lost his driving privileges for life.

If that's true then only in the state of Florida. He can always get a license in another state.

Every case has to be based on its individual circumstances, that's why there are judges & juries.

I'm not so up in arms about his sentencing, and I totally disagree w/ statements about fame & privledge being to his advantage. In the past maybe, but I don't think so now. I think it's actually often the opposite; the more media exposure there is the more pressure judges & juries feel to not let someone famous off. I think the OJ trial really changed things, maybe for the better.

The only advantage Stallworth had was good representation, which he's able to afford. From what little details there are in these articles, it sounds as if the family realized the man was jay-walking & Stallworth tried to react. He's guilty of the crime because the alcohol affected his ability to react. If he weren't drunk he would've likely pleaded not guilty and sounds like he had a good chance of getting off.

You can say that 30 days isn't that much, but it was a plea bargain. It will save the court & the victim's family the pain of going through w/a trial. He got 8 years probation. At any time if he violates it he could be locked up.

Like it or not our justice system differentiates on crimes that involve the loss of life, even murder. From what I read in the article, it sounds like a decent end for all parties was reached & Stallworth owned up to the crime. Give him some credit for that at least.

Coincidentally, today is the 15 year anniversary of OJ Simpson's Bronco chase.

If that's true then only in the state of Florida. He can always get a license in another state.

Not unless: a) He lies on his application as there will likely be several questions concerning his status in other states and/or whether he has pled guilty to moving violations; and b) the particular State doesn't run a database check. At least that's how it would work for most reciprocal licenses - State's tend to honor the actions of other States in those cases.

It is my belief that, if you are suspended or revoked in some other State, you will be denied a Maryland license

From what I had have heard this type of sentence is relatively common in cases with similar circumstances and evidence. Apparently the burden of proof by Fla law includes proving that the accused's intoxication directly led to the death. Given that the victim was jay-walking there was precedence that he might have been found not guilty and done no time at all.

To me the most interesting part of this whole thing is the comparison to Vick. Vick's crimes are obviously pretty sh*tty but in the end he went to the poke for a long dam time for killing some dogs and DOnte killsanother human and ends up serving 30 days and 2 years home confinement. What the hell is wrong with our priorities in this country?

delettteedd