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MADD is mad about short Stallworth sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

This post from the New York Times' NFL blog has lots of interesting follow-up concerning the short prison term given to NFL receiver Donte Stallworth in Florida for DUI manslaughter.  The post links to  this interesting news releasefrom the the Miami-Dade prosecutor, which stressed that the deal had "the full endorsement and consent of the Reyes family, who believe that this plea and its timing are in the best interest of their 15-year-old daughter, the sole remaining child of Mario Reyes [because] the provisions of this plea will provide closure to them and appropriate punishment for Mr. Stallworth?s conduct and the effects of his actions that night." The post also noted that one of the provisions of the deal includes a forced donation to MADD, which the organization has said it will refuse...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 17, 2009 (boomark / email).