TX Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 9th DWI

[VoluntaryAmerican]

I just saw this story on Fox news on Megan Kelly's show and they were agreeing with the judges decision. Complete insanity!


T.X. -- The ninth conviction was the breaking point for one Texas judge who earlier this week sentenced a habitual drunken driver to life in prison.

Bobby Stovall, 54, was driving his truck in Round Rock, Texas, in early July when he weaved through several lanes of traffic and hit another vehicle, injuring the driver. It was later determined that Stovall had a blood alcohol concentration of .32, four times the legal limit in Texas.

And while that DWI was certainly enough to get Stovall in trouble with the law, when the judge found out the defendant had eight prior DWI convictions across several different counties in Texas, he ordered up a life sentence for Stovall.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-man-life-sentence-ninth-dwi/story?id=11395058#.UK07zeTokbA

 

[torchbearer]

shouldn't you have to infringe on another persons life, liberty, or property before having yours removed permanently?

 

[LibertyEagle]

shouldn't you have to infringe on another persons life, liberty, or property before having yours removed permanently?

Yes, I agree, but apparently he did do some of that. From what has been reported though, certainly not enough for life imprisonment. wow

Bobby Stovall, 54, was driving his truck in Round Rock, Texas, in early July when he weaved through several lanes of traffic and hit another vehicle, injuring the driver. It was later determined that Stovall had a blood alcohol concentration of .32, four times the legal limit in Texas.

 

[AFPVet]

Many states have such laws... they are called HTV or habitual traffic violator laws. Should he get a felony? Yes; life, no.

In my state, he would receive a class D felony and be banned from driving for life. If he drives again, he will receive a class C felony.

 

[jkr]

why is this dangerous substance "legal" then?

life sentence...but not for sandusky, corizone, or teh bernack...

 

[TheTexan]

Or just sell his car and give him a horse / bicycle.

Oh wait, it's probably illegal to ride horses nowadays

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

Could this not have been resolved by barring him from having a drivers license?

 

[torchbearer]

Could this not have been resolved by barring him from having a drivers license?

reason has no place in the court of law.
the judge gas gotten laid in awhile, had a bad game of golf saturday... so take it.

 

[acptulsa]

There's still a little Old West in the West.

Mostly, you get to the southwest and not much is required of you. For example, if jaywalking is illegal in Round Rock, I'd be very surprised. But if you're a constant menace, and especially if you're a continuing deadly menace, you're just liable to get dealt with.

I ain't sayin' it's right. I'm just sayin'.

 

[devil21]

That's pretty harsh but he did hit someone and Id want to know the details of his prior DWI convictions. Does he have a history of damaging other's property and health? .32 is VERY drunk...like blackout drunk. Im not a fan of DWI laws overall but his situation is to the extreme.

Could this not have been resolved by barring him from having a drivers license?

Not sure if serious.

After that many convictions it's pretty safe to say he doesn't have a driver license.

 

[AFPVet]

That's pretty harsh but he did hit someone and Id want to know the details of his prior DWI convictions. Does he have a history of damaging other's property and health? .32 is VERY drunk...like blackout drunk. Im not a fan of DWI laws overall but his situation is to the extreme.



Not sure if serious.

After that many convictions it's pretty safe to say he doesn't have a driver license.

In my state, HTV is after three OWI judgments in a 10 year period. Once you receive HTV, you may be banned from driving. If you continue to drive, they keep stacking felonies. Now I suppose you could end up with life if you use a "revolving door"; however, you won't be handed a life sentence.

 

[thoughtomator]

This is the kind of thing that the penalty of exile would be ideal for.

 

[Agorism]

Did he have a driver's license to remove?

 

[tod evans]

Here's one got life for his 3rd DWI;

http://video.foxnews.com/v/19820671...-after-third-dwi-conviction/?intcmp=obnetwork

 

[carclinic]

Good.

 

[tod evans]

Good.

Me thinks you have a misguided sense of "good".

 

[carclinic]

I hope a drunk driver kills you and your family then.

Seriously though, we have to have some law and order.

 

[asurfaholic]

Life in prison?

Seems harsh... How about commitment to a health facility, where he belongs. This is a medical problem as much as it is a behavior problem.

 

[tod evans]

I hope a drunk driver kills you and your family then.

Seriously though, we have to have some law and order.

Sick dude very sick!

 

[presence]

I hope a drunk driver kills you and your family then.

Seriously though, we have to have some law and order.

He injured somebody through neglegence. Vehicular battery 2-10. Call it done. Strip drivers liscence if need be for life. But life sentence? Hell, that cop that beat the fuck out of that innocent janitor - pummeled to bloody death - only got 4 years of Just-Us.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...-jailed-in-beating-death-of-disabled-janitor/

A Spokane police officer was sentenced to more than four years in prison for using excessive force against a mentally disabled janitor who died after being mistakenly suspected of stealing money from an ATM. Six years ago, Zehm was beaten and targeted with a stun gun by Thompson in a convenience store. He was hog-tied and sat on by other officers until he passed out. He died two days later without regaining consciousness.