Dante Stallworth pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter


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MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth took full responsibility for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida and began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter.

Stallworth also reached a confidential financial settlement to avoid a potential lawsuit from the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes, according to Stallworth attorney Christopher Lyons. Reyes was struck and killed March 14 by Stallworth, who was driving his black 2005 Bentley after a night drinking at a swanky hotel bar.

Stallworth, 28, told Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy that he hopes to get involved in drunken driving education programs.

"I accept full responsibility for this horrible tragedy," said Stallworth, who was accompanied at the hearing by his parents, siblings and other supporters. "I will bear this burden for the rest of my life."

Stallworth faced 15 years in prison. After his release from jail, Stallworth must serve two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation.

The NFL has said it will review the matter for possible disciplinary action. Lyons said the plea agreement will allow Stallworth to resume his football career.

Stallworth must also undergo drug and alcohol testing, will have a lifetime driver's license suspension :retard: and must perform 1,000 hours of community service. Lyons said after five years, Stallworth could win approval for limited driving such as for employment.

Stallworth pleads guilty
 
A 30 day sentence for driving drunk and killing somebody??????? :retard:


damn and I thought T.I. got the deal of the century. Guess he didn't.
 
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Vick was shafted. Stalworth killed someone's father, grandfather, son, brother, etc and received 30 days. However, Vick bread dogs to fight.
 
mighty hornet said:
A 30 day sentence for driving drunk and killing somebody??????? :retard:


damn and I thought T.I. got the deal of the century. Guess he didn't.
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TSUalum05 said:
Vick was shafted. Stalworth killed someone's father, grandfather, son, brother, etc and received 30 days. However, Vick bread dogs to fight.
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Stallworth only got 30 day's and a long arse probation because the accident was not his fault.
The guy that got hit jaywalked across 3 lanes of traffic and popped out in front of Stallworth.
If Stallworth had not been drinking, he would not have even been detained that night.

BTW MH:
Don't be surprised if you hear about T.I. going to a halfway house or home in about 3 months.
He has already been credited with over 360 day's served while under house arrest and he completed all of his community service plus extra hours while on house arrest also.
 
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players said:
Stallworth only got 30 day's and a long arse probation because the accident was not his fault.
The guy that got hit jaywalked across 3 lanes of traffic and popped out in front of Stallworth.
If Stallworth had not been drinking, he would not have even been detained that night.
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Exactly. Man, that could have happened to anybody. L, I have never left South Beach with a legally acceptable BAC level. He was just a lil' tipsy on the wrong day at the wrong time.
 
TSUalum05 said:
Vick was shafted. Stalworth killed someone's father, grandfather, son, brother, etc and received 30 days. However, Vick bread dogs to fight.
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You can't compare a Federal conviction to this, apples and oranges........
 
I see why he only received 30 days. His plea bargain has some serious requirements. No driver license among other things.
 
Bob (the white man) would have gotten 15 days and got to keep his DL on a second and third DWI/w bodily injury (including death). Damn :shame:
 
I think he got off too light. Contributory negligence by the victim is not enough to get around the fact that Stallworth was driving while legally drunk. Maybe his reaction time would've been just a little quicker had he been sober. They set those blood alcohol limits for a reason. Many a man, woman or child is lying in the grave right now because a driver happened to be a "lil tipsy".
 
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"Only 30 days. That's balla, Dante"
 
JSU/99 said:
I think he got off too light. Contributory negligence by the victim is not enough to get around the fact that Stallworth was driving while legally drunk. Maybe his reaction time would've been just a little quicker had he been sober. They set those blood alcohol limits for a reason. Many a man, woman or child is lying in the grave right now because a driver happened to be a "lil tipsy".
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I agree but there's also a reason that there are crosswalks and redlights

CALEDONIA, Minn. — A Caledonia man has been accused of driving drunk —for the 15th time, Houston County officials said.

James Donald Richmond, 58, was charged Monday in Houston County District Court with second-degree driving while intoxicated, second-degree refusal to submit to chemical test and possession of an open bottle.
A Houston County sheriff’s deputy stopped Richmond’s vehicle at 7:18 p.m. Friday on Hwy. 21 by Storer Valley Road because he was driving on the wrong side of the road, according to the complaint.

Richmond faces a gross misdemeanor charge with a maximum of one year in jail and/or $3,000 in fines, according to the Houston County Attorney’s office. A second arraignment will be May 6.
SOURCE
 
mighty hornet said:
I guess the man he hit is "just a lil' dead. :scared:
And for that, Stallworth will be locked up for just a month. A month! One month!!!
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.......kinda figured someone would take that out of context. I was in no way trying to belittle the fact that someone lost their life. I'm just saying anybody could be in that situation. How many folks have left a party slightly inebriated and drove home? Probably most of us. Someone just happened to have stepped in front of Stallworth that should not have been there in the first place.

And frankly, why is anyone surprised that somebody with money, who made a plea bargain, got off this easy?
 



ummmm,
Stallworth was drunk, killed a man and got a 30 day sentence. You proceeded to post an article about a man driving drunk. Like I said, I was "waiting to get to the part where the guy had killed somebody" and also got a 30 day sentence.
Heck, we can post articles til the cows come home about folks driving drunk.
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It's my understanding that the prosecutor and family set up and agreed to the plea deal. It helps that Stallworth had money, however that's not the issue, and wouldn't be considered in court.

The victim was jaywalking on a dark street at night, so that played a role in the accident. The accident wasn't premeditated either.

Eventhough he was drinking, would this accident have occurred if the guy wasn't jaywalking. There's no evidence that his drinking contributed to the guys death. (Blood alcohol levels in some states and cities are a joke and primarily used to generate revenue. They could care less about accidents and deaths. It's primarily about making the state and cities as much money as possible.)

Stallworth's actions after the fact played a role. Unlike Vick, he faced the issue with a tremendous amount of remorse. He called the police and reported the accident. He didn't lie to the feds, and he's participating in programs to help prevent these kinds of accidents from happening to others.

After saying all of this, Stallworth will have to live with the fact that he killed another man, whether he intended to or not. One can't measure the amount of psychological torture he will have to live with for the rest of his life.

In this case, we'll just have to trust the prosecutors and family's decision to come to an agreement.
 
TSUalum05 said:
Vick was shafted. Stalworth killed someone's father, grandfather, son, brother, etc and received 30 days. However, Vick bread dogs to fight.
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Vick made the crucial mistake of lying to the feds, to the state, to his employer (who could've helped him) and to the American public. He bred dogs to fight, to kill, to torture, then he lied about it. People don't like to be lied to, especially the feds. This was a crucial tactical error on Vick's part. Whoever gave him that advice blew it for him. If he'd have done the opposite, he would more than likely be playing football right now.

To add to that, his crimes were premeditated and thought out before being implemented. Stallworth's wasn't.

Vick didn't cooperate and he wasn't remorseful about what he did. Even if Vick wasn't remorseful in his own mind, he should've acted remorseful. He more than likely have gotten a much lighter sentence.
 
JayRob said:
Eventhough he was drinking, would this accident have occurred if the guy wasn't jaywalking. There's no evidence that his drinking contributed to the guys death. (Blood alcohol levels in some states and cities are a joke and primarily used to generate revenue. They could care less about accidents and deaths. It's primarily about making the state and cities as much money as possible.)
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wow!
blame the victim (guess it was his fault that he got hit and killed by a dude with an alcohol level of .126), but then again, you did say, his drinking didnt contribute. And then you say laws against driving drunk are primarily used to generate revenue.

again, wow!
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JayRob said:
It's my understanding that the prosecutor and family set up and agreed to the plea deal. It helps that Stallworth had money, however that's not the issue, and wouldn't be considered in court.

The victim was jaywalking on a dark street at night, so that played a role in the accident. The accident wasn't premeditated either.

Eventhough he was drinking, would this accident have occurred if the guy wasn't jaywalking. There's no evidence that his drinking contributed to the guys death. (Blood alcohol levels in some states and cities are a joke and primarily used to generate revenue. They could care less about accidents and deaths. It's primarily about making the state and cities as much money as possible.)

Stallworth's actions after the fact played a role. Unlike Vick, he faced the issue with a tremendous amount of remorse. He called the police and reported the accident. He didn't lie to the feds, and he's participating in programs to help prevent these kinds of accidents from happening to others.

After saying all of this, Stallworth will have to live with the fact that he killed another man, whether he intended to or not. One can't measure the amount of psychological torture he will have to live with for the rest of his life.

In this case, we'll just have to trust the prosecutors and family's decision to come to an agreement.
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I think the ONLY reason why he got this deal is because the Reyes family agreed to it.

Yes the victim was jaywalking...but Stallworth's sobriety test was at .126!!! Thats's waaaayyy above the legal limit. If the family didn't agree to deal...he would have been facing more time. Regardless of jaywalking. I could see if he blew at like .085, just above the legal limit. But 0.126!?!?
 
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