I dunno. I wouldn't be too worried about the penalty if that's the worst it could get. Think of the people who actually drive drunk without a second thought.
I suggest life with no parole for you after reading that.
To your point--99.9 percent of defendents enter not guilty pleas. Lawyers insist on it because it upholds the presumption of innocence which is every citizen's fundamental right. It gives time for more favorable negotiations on a plea bargain as well as forcing the state to prove their charges and gives the defense more time to mount a defense It also upholds another fundamental right which is a fair trial by a jury of one"s peers
To say he has zero remorse is just utterly ridiculous. He'll pay a heavy price for his actions but come on.
There was intent to violate traffic laws at the risk of other peoples’ safety. He killed two people. Murder, manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter. Call it whatever you want. He killed them. Everyone on here trying to debate how many less years they feel he deserves is missing the big picture. He killed people because he was being selfish. He deserves as much time as possible.
You don't think drinking and driving, let alone recklessly driving on top of that, indicates intent?
In many cases like this, any plea is usually signed off by the victim's family. The fact that he was aggressive on the road, over the legal limit and killed more than one people on separate vehicles, albeit, bicycles, AND one of the widows left behind was pregnant will all weigh heavy.
Protect the rest of civilization from a person who has a history of reckless/drunk driving that has already killed 2 people
In a plea, all that stuff is apt to come into it.
Most drunk driving cases don’t involve running over two people and killing them.
