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Related: About this forumJurors find former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent guilty of intoxication manslaughter
Jurors found Josh Brent guilty of intoxication manslaughter this afternoon.
After the verdict was read, the former Dallas Cowboy was handcuffed and led from the courtroom in the custody of the Dallas County sheriffs office.
The trials punishment phase will begin Thursday. Brent faces up to 20 years in prison for the December 2012 crash that killed teammate and best friend Jerry Brown Jr.
The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated for about nine hours Tuesday and Wednesday.
More at http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/jury-breaks-for-lunch-as-deliberations-continue-in-case-against-former-dallas-cowboy-josh-brent.html/ .
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Jurors find former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent guilty of intoxication manslaughter (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jan 2014
OP
The editorial in the DMN was pretty damning about the leniency of the sentence.
TexasTowelie
Jan 2014
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)1. Although I wasn't on that jury...seemed like a slam-dunk decision to me...
What a sad story.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)2. 10 years’ probation, 180 days in jail and $10,000 fine
TexasTowelie
(112,178 posts)3. The editorial in the DMN was pretty damning about the leniency of the sentence.
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140124-editorial-jury-inexplicably-lets-josh-brent-off-with-probation.ece
So how can a reasonable person explain Brents sentence from that same jury, revealed Friday: 180 days in jail and 10 years probation? Brent could have faced 20 years in prison, which didnt seem out of the question, given his history.
This drunken incident wasnt his first. Four years ago, he lost his Illinois drivers license after a drunken driving arrest. While awaiting trial for his fatal wreck in Irving, he violated terms of his release up to four times and failed two drug tests for marijuana. His Illinois case required him to have an ignition interlock device on his vehicle, which he avoided by not carrying a valid Texas license or insurance.
It would be mere speculation to guess at the number of other times Brent shoved the gas pedal to the floor while drunk or high or will in the future. At least his fatal crash didnt involve any other vehicles, which you may attribute to dumb luck.
Is this really the guy you want closing fast in your rear-view mirror?
Josh Brent has made it clear that he will drink as much as he can afford, smoke as much as he can inhale and break as many laws as hed like to drive perilously fast through the night.
This drunken incident wasnt his first. Four years ago, he lost his Illinois drivers license after a drunken driving arrest. While awaiting trial for his fatal wreck in Irving, he violated terms of his release up to four times and failed two drug tests for marijuana. His Illinois case required him to have an ignition interlock device on his vehicle, which he avoided by not carrying a valid Texas license or insurance.
It would be mere speculation to guess at the number of other times Brent shoved the gas pedal to the floor while drunk or high or will in the future. At least his fatal crash didnt involve any other vehicles, which you may attribute to dumb luck.
Is this really the guy you want closing fast in your rear-view mirror?
Josh Brent has made it clear that he will drink as much as he can afford, smoke as much as he can inhale and break as many laws as hed like to drive perilously fast through the night.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)4. The victim's family supported the lighter sentence...
which I am sure factored into the decision.