Watkins: Garrett says team still supports Josh Brent
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jsmith6919
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Just talked to a neighbor of mine who works at the jail, he says Brent will actually only do 60 days locked up as Dallas County gives 3 for 1 for "good time" and that he could even set that up to do just on weekends.
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That won't work for him. I'm guessing he'll have a job in Dallas working on Sunday's pretty soon.
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I would imagine they schedule the jail time around working days and bet they will be flexible for Brent if Jerry calls
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I think he did house arrest.
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Wow, not bad at all.
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He'll probably have an NFL suspension coming too. But yeah, if he started serving his time today (which he won't), with no time credit for good behavior or time served, he'd be done by July 23. Just in time for training camp.
He could easily be all done with this by September and then start serving his NFL suspension Game 1.
The issue is.... will he keep himself in shape, and how long will the suspension be? And how effective could he be after missing the entire year as it was?
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I think he spent about 10 days in jail after the second round of failed drug tests.
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Does house arrest count as jail time?
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By me, you are sometimes allowed to do house arrest IN LIEU of jail time. But that's usually after a sentence. You'll either be able to do the whole sentence as house arrest, or half in-half out, or something like that.
I'm not sure I've ever seen someone do house arrest prior to conviction and sentencing.... so I am not sure. I don't do a ton of criminal law though.
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K that makes sense, either way he'll be available pretty soon and just have the NFL suspension to deal with. First round on dl and Brent back will have Jerry saying dl is a strength again
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Wasn't Stallworth suspended for a full season after a similar conviction?
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Brent gets 180 days in jail, probation
Brent gets 180 days in jail, probation
Ex-Cowboy Brent gets 180 days in jail, probation
By SCHUYLER DIXON (Associated Press)58 minutes agoAP - Sports
DALLAS (AP) -- Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent avoided prison Friday and instead was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years of probation for a drunken car crash that killed his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown.
Brent was convicted Wednesday of intoxication manslaughter for the December 2012 crash on a suburban Dallas highway that killed Brown, who was a passenger in Brent's car. Brent could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
Brent, who turns 26 next week, closed his eyes when the judge read the jury's verdict. He remained in custody after the hearing.
One of his attorneys, Kevin Brooks, described the former defensive tackle as ''somber.''
''I'm really kind of overwhelmed with the results,'' Brooks said. ''It's kind of what we've been fighting for from Day 1. I'm happy for Josh. Josh is still sad and grieving and that's something he's going to carry with him the rest of his life.''
Brent's family members of cried and hugged as the courtroom emptied after the hearing. His mother, LaTasha Brent, spoke briefly as she left the courthouse, saying she was there to support her son.
Brown's mother, Stacey Jackson, wasn't in the courtroom when the verdict was read. She publicly forgave Brent, and when asked during the sentencing proceedings if she holds him responsible for her son's death, she said: ''He's still responsible, but you can't go on in life holding a grudge. We all make mistakes.''
Brent and Brown, a linebacker on the practice squad, also played together at the University of Illinois and were close friends. They were headed home from a night of partying with Dallas teammates when Brent lost control of his Mercedes and crashed. Officers who arrived on scene saw Brent trying to pull Brown's body from the wreckage.
Blood tests pegged Brent's blood alcohol content at 0.18 percent, which is more than twice the state's legal limit to drive of 0.08 percent. Prosecutors told jurors that the burly, 320-pound lineman had as many as 17 drinks on the night of the crash.
''We never quarrel with a jury's decision,'' said lead prosecutor Heath Harris, who passionately urged the jury to send Brent to prison. ''All we can hope and pray is that I believe the jury saw something salvageable in him ... and he does get some help.''
One of Brent's attorneys, George Milner, argued that Brent wasn't drunk and was only ''guilty of being stupid behind the wheel of a car.'' He contended that Brent couldn't have had nearly as much to drink as prosecutors said he had, and that the police blood tests were flawed.
Brent's attorneys pushed their case for probation Thursday, calling a Dallas County official who testified that the county currently has 34 intoxication manslaughter cases that resulted in probation.
Prosecutors pushed for prison time for Brent, who went to trial only weeks after another Texas intoxication manslaughter case sparked widespread public outrage. In that case, a defense expert argued that the defendant, a 17-year-old boy who caused a drunken crash that killed four people, deserved leniency because his parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility - a condition the expert termed ''affluenza.'' The teen wasn't given prison time.
On Thursday, prosecutor Rebecca Dodds emphasized Brent's 2009 drunken driving arrest in Illinois to press the state's argument that he deserves prison time. In that case, he served 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
''Probation doesn't work for Josh Brent,'' Dodds told the jury during closing statements in the punishment phase.
Brent, who retired from football last year, played in all 12 games for the Cowboys in 2012 before the crash. Brown made the practice squad that season.
Brent gets 180 days in jail, probation
Ex-Cowboy Brent gets 180 days in jail, probation
By SCHUYLER DIXON (Associated Press)58 minutes agoAP - Sports
DALLAS (AP) -- Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent avoided prison Friday and instead was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years of probation for a drunken car crash that killed his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown.
Brent was convicted Wednesday of intoxication manslaughter for the December 2012 crash on a suburban Dallas highway that killed Brown, who was a passenger in Brent's car. Brent could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
Brent, who turns 26 next week, closed his eyes when the judge read the jury's verdict. He remained in custody after the hearing.
One of his attorneys, Kevin Brooks, described the former defensive tackle as ''somber.''
''I'm really kind of overwhelmed with the results,'' Brooks said. ''It's kind of what we've been fighting for from Day 1. I'm happy for Josh. Josh is still sad and grieving and that's something he's going to carry with him the rest of his life.''
Brent's family members of cried and hugged as the courtroom emptied after the hearing. His mother, LaTasha Brent, spoke briefly as she left the courthouse, saying she was there to support her son.
Brown's mother, Stacey Jackson, wasn't in the courtroom when the verdict was read. She publicly forgave Brent, and when asked during the sentencing proceedings if she holds him responsible for her son's death, she said: ''He's still responsible, but you can't go on in life holding a grudge. We all make mistakes.''
Brent and Brown, a linebacker on the practice squad, also played together at the University of Illinois and were close friends. They were headed home from a night of partying with Dallas teammates when Brent lost control of his Mercedes and crashed. Officers who arrived on scene saw Brent trying to pull Brown's body from the wreckage.
Blood tests pegged Brent's blood alcohol content at 0.18 percent, which is more than twice the state's legal limit to drive of 0.08 percent. Prosecutors told jurors that the burly, 320-pound lineman had as many as 17 drinks on the night of the crash.
''We never quarrel with a jury's decision,'' said lead prosecutor Heath Harris, who passionately urged the jury to send Brent to prison. ''All we can hope and pray is that I believe the jury saw something salvageable in him ... and he does get some help.''
One of Brent's attorneys, George Milner, argued that Brent wasn't drunk and was only ''guilty of being stupid behind the wheel of a car.'' He contended that Brent couldn't have had nearly as much to drink as prosecutors said he had, and that the police blood tests were flawed.
Brent's attorneys pushed their case for probation Thursday, calling a Dallas County official who testified that the county currently has 34 intoxication manslaughter cases that resulted in probation.
Prosecutors pushed for prison time for Brent, who went to trial only weeks after another Texas intoxication manslaughter case sparked widespread public outrage. In that case, a defense expert argued that the defendant, a 17-year-old boy who caused a drunken crash that killed four people, deserved leniency because his parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility - a condition the expert termed ''affluenza.'' The teen wasn't given prison time.
On Thursday, prosecutor Rebecca Dodds emphasized Brent's 2009 drunken driving arrest in Illinois to press the state's argument that he deserves prison time. In that case, he served 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
''Probation doesn't work for Josh Brent,'' Dodds told the jury during closing statements in the punishment phase.
Brent, who retired from football last year, played in all 12 games for the Cowboys in 2012 before the crash. Brown made the practice squad that season.
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The crime of DUI lacks the appropriate mental state to consistently lock people up for decades after causing a death.
At the end of the day, it's accidental. It may be reckless, but it's simply not purposeful.
I can't put someone in jail 20 years for that.
At the end of the day, it's accidental. It may be reckless, but it's simply not purposeful.
I can't put someone in jail 20 years for that.
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Choosing to drive after knowingly consuming vast amounts of alcohol isn't purposeful?
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Who said it had to be all or nothing. Hell, 5 years seems pretty damn appropriate. He killed someone. Accidentally or not.