Ugh, had my car stolen: Final Epilogue

[N-OS X-tasy!]

That's a travesty of justice, ho'. How is that sentence even possible?

[RAMd®d]

The jail sentence and debt are and should be two separate issues.

You don't buy your way out of jail because you can reimburse your victim.

Sentences tend to be a little to[o] short, and I'm not a fan of time off. And this guy already had some trouble in another state?

No, justice was not served on either count.

[decay]

Sue him in civil court.

[Black]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
That's a travesty of justice, ho'. How is that sentence even possible?

The prosecution sucked. The judge was a nutcase.
But in the end the lack of absolute physical proof that the cyclist proceeded on a green light, despite two very strong eyewitness testimonies, got the killer off.

[yeoman]

It depends. If you're in a one-party state and you are one of the parties then your not required to notify the other party:

http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html

[D & C @ Work]

The state of AZ has a judgment on him from my understanding but there's nothing to stop him from leaving the state (like he did in NH) once out. I suppose I could file a suit against him but where he lives after his prison sentence is anyone's guess.

I can only hope for Karma to catch up with him.

D & C @ Work

[yeoman]

Oops...wrong thread.

[mattkime]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
That's a travesty of justice, ho'. How is that sentence even possible?

for the most part, the only way you get in real trouble for killing someone with a car is if you do it while drunk.

[ADent]

mattkime wrote:

for the most part, the only way you get in real trouble for killing someone with a car is if you do it while drunk.

Varies by state. Lots of prosecution and jail time here in Colorado for stupid driving and killing a passenger. Though not always.

[Acer]

Black wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
That's a travesty of justice, ho'. How is that sentence even possible?

The prosecution sucked. The judge was a nutcase.
But in the end the lack of absolute physical proof that the cyclist proceeded on a green light, despite two very strong eyewitness testimonies, got the killer off.
Around here, cyclists don't pay much attention to lights or stop signs, so unfortunately I can see where "reasonable doubt" that the cyclist may have also been in the intersection illegally could be a viable defense for the motorist.