I'm not minimizing Jerry Brown's death or the crime that was committed. But you could put this in front of 3 DA's and one could want 5 years in jail, another 1 year plus 10 years probation and the third want 90 days, probation and a large amount of restitution to Brown's surviving family. My point is that there is a wide range of sentences that the DA in this case could settle for rather than going to trial.
The vast majority of these cases are handled with long probated sentences that provide finanicial restitution. (In Brown's case as an NFL player that restitution would be VERY high)
The notoriety of this case made that unlikely.
What Brent did was heinously stupid but I'd much rather see him out of jail, playing football and paying restitution to the Brown family that has supported him emotionally than sitting in jail eating on the tax payers dime.
Erik Williams had a similar incident that only hurt himself.
Many other guys have done stupid things.
The attorney is trying to get his client off without a prison sentence which should be the goal.
Brent needs to be in forced AA, have no license at all and be put back to work to pay the Brown family IMHO.
