Latest: Judge reduces bond for mother of 'affluenza' teen

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Latest: Judge reduces bond for mother of 'affluenza' teen

Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Updated 3:52 pm, Monday, January 11, 2016



. . .

3:45 p.m.

A judge has sharply reduced the bond of the mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense after killing four people in a drunken wreck.

Tonya Couch's new bond was set Monday at $75,000, down from $1 million.

Tonya Couch was brought back to Texas last week after being caught with 18-year-old Ethan Couch in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta. She's now charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon.

State District Judge Wayne Salvant said Monday that her original bond was too high for the charge she faces. Salvant ordered Couch to wear a GPS monitor if she posts bond.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Affluenza-teen-s-mom-asks-for-lower-6751317.php

[randys1]

1. Where are our criminal attorneys, was the bail too high?

[christx30]

2. The best justice money can buy. n/t

[Ishoutandscream2]

3. Why are they showing a picture of Carrot Top?

[blackspade]

4. Affluent 'justice'

Poor 'justice' equals a bullet or excessive prison time.

[mountain grammy]

5. $$$$$$

Talks

[restorefreedom]

6. great example....money rules

thanks for the bernie endorsement you entitled oxygen consumer!

[LisaL]

7. And if she runs off to another country, I hope this judge personally goes to find her.

[leftynyc]

18. I want more details

Has her passport been yanked? Is an ankle bracelet mandatory? Does she need to check in daily with a parole officer (or whatever is appropriate here).

[cstanleytech]

8. I would be lying if I said that I was surprised but it just proves that you literally get

what you pay for in our justice system.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Because she's no flight risk.

[LiberalElite]

11. She only already went to Mexico - it's not the 51st State eom

[passiveporcupine]

10. This mom is crazy and desperate

Salvant ordered Couch to wear a GPS monitor if she posts bond

Really?

She'd chew her leg off to get her son out of trouble.

[NV Whino]

12. Oh vey.

[MisterP]

13. the Savage Grace is strong with this one

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. Which means she only pays a bondsman $7,500 to make bail,

unless she just goes ahead and puts up the whole amount from her cookie jar.

It's not even a straight $100,000! Where do I catch this "affluenza"?

[Eugene]

15. Mother of Texas 'affluenza' teen posts bond, set for Tuesday release

Source: Reuters

US | Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:51am EST

Mother of Texas 'affluenza' teen posts bond, set for Tuesday release

FORT WORTH, TEXAS | BY MARICE RICHTER

The mother of a Texas teenager, derided for his "affluenza" defense for killing four people while driving drunk, posted bond on Monday and is set to be released from a county jail on Tuesday, the Tarrant County sheriff said.

Tonya Couch, 48, had her bail reduced on Monday to $75,000 from $1 million after her lawyers argued the original amount was excessively high for a person charged with a third degree felony. Couch faces up to 10 years in prison for helping her son escape to Mexico, likely in violation of the probation deal.

Tonya Couch needs to be placed under electronic monitoring as a condition of her release, Sheriff Dee Anderson said.

A psychiatrist testifying on behalf of Ethan Couch, then 16, at his 2013 trial in juvenile court, contended his family's wealth had left him so spoiled that it impaired his judgment to tell right from wrong.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKCN0UP2F620160112

[melm00se]

16. the questions are:

Does the crime she is charged with warrant a $1 million bail?
What is the bail amount for similar crimes for other defendants?
Does the $1 million bail amount run afoul of the Texas State Constitution (Article 1, Sec. 13) or the US Constitution (8th Amendment)?

[elias49]

17. She looks good in yellow. nt